COVID-19 Updates
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Deaths in England and Wales fall below average for first time since lockdown
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales over one week has fallen below the five-year average for the first time since before lockdown was imposed, but concerns remain…
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No 10 accused of sowing confusion over Leicester lockdown
Downing Street has been accused of sowing confusion and anxiety in Leicester as it imposes the first local lockdown to combat a surge in Covid-19 cases in the city, with…
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Hong Kong retail shrinks by a third in May but rate of decline improves as coronavirus crisis stabilises
The contraction of Hong Kong retail was less severe in May as the Covid-19 epidemic stabilised, but sales still shrank by a third year on year.Consumer spending that month stood…
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Shell to cut £18bn from value of assets amid coronavirus crisis
Shell has warned it will slash up to $22bn (£18bn) from the value of its oil and gas assets as it counts the cost of falling fossil fuel prices during…
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Nepali families go hungry after coronavirus pandemic hits remittances
Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu grimaced as she recalled how she went hungry to feed her five-year-old daughter after the coronavirus pandemic cost her husband his job as a mason…
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Modi warns Indians against ‘negligence’ while extending vast food scheme to offset coronavirus
India’s prime minister on Tuesday warned citizens against flouting rules to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, as he extended a vast social security scheme until November.Several Indian cities…
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Byton, Chinese EV start-up planning US foray, halts operations for 6 months
Byton, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) start-up that has plotted a US entry for years, is suspending all domestic operations and furloughing staff after the coronavirus pandemic made it tougher…
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‘Worst yet to come’ in coronavirus pandemic, WHO chief warns
The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the World Health Organisation warned, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surged in Latin America…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand moves Apec summit online, says no to return of international students
New Zealand on Tuesday said that next year’s Apec summit of Asia-Pacific leaders will be held online, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warning there is no guarantee the global coronavirus…
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Germany, a world leader in coronavirus war, far from mission accomplished
In the eight weeks since Germany became the largest European Union country to begin easing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, the nation that has emerged as a case study for how to…