COVID-19 Updates
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A second wave of Covid-19 will punish the economy, lockdown or not
The weather was hot. The risks of catching Covid-19 had diminished. The two-metre social distancing rule was being cut to one metre. Boris Johnson said the months of hibernation were…
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Global coronavirus death toll hits 500,000 as number of cases surges over 10 million
Global coronavirus death toll surpassed 500,000 on Sunday, with the total number of cases standing at more than 10 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, marking a major…
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In a post-coronavirus world, is the future of Hong Kong sport in keeping it local?
It has been a long year in the Hong Kong sporting calendar but finally there are signs of life.This weekend sees the return of organised amateur football, at the end…
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Quarantine a tradition for the forest people of Sumatra – Covid-19 pandemic meant they just updated the rules
Jangat Pico, a member of the Orang Rimba indigenous people who live on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, was reluctant to say the name of the new coronavirus when he heard it…
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Thousands checked as coronavirus testing spreads to Beijing universities
More than 100,000 students, faculty and staff from nearly 100 universities in Beijing lined up on Sunday to be tested for Covid-19 as part of the city’s effort to curb…
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My son’s return to nursery is traumatic – for both of us
My son wails as I leave him for the first of his settling days in his new nursery. His old one won’t be back for some time so we’ve taken…
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How coronavirus bailouts can kick off a ‘Great Reset’ – for a fairer, greener economy
As the pandemic-induced lockdown wreaks havoc on the global economy, exposing the inadequacies of many institutions, an era of bigger – and perhaps bolder – government has arrived.Already, an estimated…
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Coronavirus: governments urged to move fast on travel bubbles in Asia-Pacific
All talk and very little action are dashing hopes of travel bubbles that can allow a controlled flow of people between places, experts have said amid lockdowns and closed borders…
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Gossips, snacks and the odd proposal: why I loved growing up in a real pub
In 1989, when I was 16, my parents bought the Bell and Crown in Snaith, a small town in Yorkshire about 30 miles east of Leeds, and we moved in…
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‘A travesty’: North Carolina faces calls to continue reopening even as Covid-19 cases surge
Major – the photogenic life-sized bronze bull statue that presides over a square near the center of downtown Durham, North Carolina – hasn’t had much company in recent weeks. With…