COVID-19 Updates
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US and EU team up to ‘continue transatlantic awakening to China challenge’, Mike Pompeo says, as Sino-American relations sink
The Trump administration has accepted an invitation from Europe’s top diplomat to join a new “US-EU dialogue on China,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, escalating pressure…
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Coronavirus: Texas pauses reopening as new US cases climb to near record high
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he was halting his state’s phased economic reopening in response to a jump in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations, as the number of…
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Why coronavirus pandemic is now viewed as a positive development by financial markets
Do financial markets really care about the Covid-19 pandemic? According to data from the World Health Organisation, the number of new cases across the globe reached 183,000 on June 21,…
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Coronavirus live news: Europe’s cases surge since lockdowns eased; 1,100 Qatar World Cup workers test positive
Canada’s emergency spending to help the country bridge the downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was needed to lay the groundwork for a recovery, the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has…
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Labour’s Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked after sharing article including ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’ – live
From the Times’ Patrick Maguire Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) I’m told a delegation of left frontbenchers is trying to secure a meeting with Starmer to discuss RLB’s sacking June 25, 2020…
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UK retailers pessimistic as economy reopens; Covid-19 worries markets – as it happened
And finally, the London stock market has ended the day with small gains – after a choppy days trading. The FTSE 100 has closed 23 points higher at 6147 points,…
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Trump administration sent $1.4bn in stimulus checks to dead people
The Trump administration sent almost $1.4bn in coronavirus stimulus payments to dead people, according to its own watchdog’s report. In the report released on Thursday, the US Government Accountability Office…
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Lorry drivers from outside EU ‘exploited’ in lockdown delivery surge
At dusk one day this month, dozens of lorries registered in Lithuania, Poland and Romania were packed like giant sardines just off the M25. The truck stop for international drivers…
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Major incident declared as people flock to England’s south coast
A major incident was declared after tens of thousands of people defied pleas to stay away and descended in their droves on beaches in Bournemouth and other stretches of the…
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Huge crowds on England’s south coast as people flock to beaches – video
Thousands of people defied advice to stay away from beaches and flocked to the south coast of England as the country experiences a bout of exceptionally hot weather. The masses…