COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson ditches 2-metre rule and reveals new lockdown-easing measures for England – video
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of new measures aimed at easing England’s coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. The 2-metre physical distancing rule will be dropped in favour of…
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US urged to prepare for ‘tremendous burden’ of Covid-19 and flu at same time
The US government’s top infectious disease experts will warn Congress on Tuesday about the “tremendous burden” which could face hospitals in the fall and winter, as coronavirus cases continue to…
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I run a restaurant in Cambridge. Here’s why we won’t be reopening on 4 July | Alex Rushmer
We had no idea then. But on 14 March, at some point around 10.45pm, we presented someone with their bill for the final time. Before that they had probably had…
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Apple supplier Foxconn eyes further investment in India, sees bright outlook there
Foxconn Technology Group is planning further investment in India and may release details in the next few months, as the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer views the outlook there very…
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Tourist city in Thailand overrun with hungry monkeys starts mass sterilisation programme
Thailand has started sterilising hundreds of monkeys in a city famous for its macaque population, as the coronavirus pandemic leaves them hungry, aggressive and wrestling food from terrified residents.Lopburi province…
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Pandemic positives: the upsides to lockdown, from reconnecting with old friends and family to acts of kindness
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the world into turmoil, taking hundreds of thousands lives and leaving many fearing for their jobs and futures. But as we come out of enforced…
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DBS CEO Piyush Gupta warns of correction as financial markets disconnect from real economy and IMF prepares to downgrade views
A “liquidity-driven boom” is creating a dislocation between the real economy and the financial markets and a correction is likely “somewhere along the line,” according to Piyush Gupta, the chief…
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After the applause, it’s time to rebuild global public services
This Tuesday, UN Public Service Day, workers stand on the brink. After a decade of brutal austerity, pay cuts and deteriorating conditions, Covid-19 has put staff around the world through…
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What can Rishi Sunak do to boost the economy?
Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans for temporary tax cuts and spending measures to reboot the British economy after three months of lockdown. Faced with the deepest recession in three…
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Who is affected by Trump’s new rules on work visas?
US President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers on Monday until the end of the year, a move the White House said would help the coronavirus-battered economy,…