COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus a ‘test of competence’ for Philippine government, says Duterte critic Maria Ressa
The Philippine government’s priorities “have not focused enough” on containing the coronavirus pandemic, prominent journalist Maria Ressa has said, as the number of infections nears 140,000.President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has…
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Dive for cover – Boris Johnson is invoking ‘morality’ in his Covid policies | Simon Jenkins
We should beware. The prime minister has recovered from Covid-19 only to be struck down by a new ailment: morality. Not reopening schools next month, says Boris Johnson, would be…
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Chinese consumers grapple with ‘flying pigs and rocketing eggs’ as supply disruptions send food inflation soaring
When it comes to buying food for daily meals, Chinese consumers are increasingly being forced to swallow unaffordable prices for two staple products – so-called flying pigs and rocketing eggs.Supply-side…
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Coronavirus latest: Japan hits 50,000 cases; Vietnam’s Da Nang cluster grows
Japan’s total coronavirus cases topped 50,000 on Monday, increasing by 10,000 in just one week, as urban centres including Tokyo and Osaka continue to see high levels of infections since…
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Indian child workers on the rise as coronavirus forces them out of school
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing India’s children out of school and into farms and factories to work, worsening a child-labour problem that was already one of the most dire in…
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It would be a tragedy if the pandemic costs us the joys of train travel | Catherine Shoard
When I moved to Harringay in north London eight years ago, its rail connections were key to the appeal. Piccadilly line, Victoria line, Overground, Great Northern, buses coming out of…
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World nears 20 million coronavirus cases as Dr Anthony Fauci tempers US vaccine optimism
The world was fast approaching 20 million reported coronavirus cases after the United States passed the 5 million mark, by far the highest of any country.America’s extraordinary milestone came as…
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Global Impact newsletter: how the coronavirus is changing the world we live in day by day
Everywhere you look, from the chambers of government, to businesses big and small, down to the poorest of the world’s citizens, the coronavirus is reshaping the world we live in.The…
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Coronavirus: Thailand’s rich ‘Hi-So’ elite unfazed by pandemic’s economic scourge
As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself an US$872,000 treat – a lime-green Lamborghini.Yod picked up the customised Huracan EVO…
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Hong Kong third wave: 5 million city residents to be tested for Covid-19, health minister says
Hong Kong expects 5 million people to take part in a massive voluntary coronavirus testing programme, the city’s health minister has said.While details for the testing have yet to be…