COVID-19 Updates
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Asian aviation job cuts less savage than in Europe and North America, regional chief predicts
Airlines in Asia are less likely to shed jobs on the same scale as their counterparts in Europe and North America after receiving government support, according to the head of…
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Coronavirus: Hongkongers lose HK$222 million in romance and telephone scams during Covid-19 crisis
Confidence tricksters have been busy targeting Hongkongers during the Covid-19 crisis, with a sharp rise in reports of romance and telephone scams that left victims poorer by HK$222 million (US$28…
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Summer setback: US cities put brakes on reopening as coronavirus spikes again
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Dan Goldberg, Alice Miranda Ollstein and Rachel Roubein on politico.com on June 12, 2020Sharp spikes…
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Queen Elizabeth marks official birthday with scaled-back parade
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrated her official birthday on Saturday in subdued style, with a scaled-down version of the traditional “Trooping the Colour” ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 94-year-old monarch…
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New Zealand is a place of refuge from Covid-19. Now for the rest of the world
Being Zion is a funny thing. It’s an archetypal idea, the place of refuge free from whatever threatens or contaminates the rest of the world. Chinese mythology gave us Yaochi,…
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Chile Health Minister Jaime Manalich resigns as coronavirus deaths hit record
Chile’s health minister resigned on Saturday as the daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic hit a record and new cases soared.Jaime Manalich left the post with immediate effect and…
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Coronavirus outbreak: Europe secures 400 million doses of Oxford vaccine from drug maker AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca has signed a contract with European governments to supply the region with its potential vaccine against the coronavirus, the British drugmaker’s latest deal to pledge its drug to help…
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Coronavirus live news: Beijing back into partial lockdown as new cluster emerges
Hello, I’m taking over from my colleague Mattha Busby. If you have any relevant updates to flag, please feel free to either email me or message me on Twitter @JedySays.…
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‘St Albans has never seen anything like this’: Britain rallies for Black Lives Matter
Dismal grey clouds hang low and gloomy in St Albans on Friday evening as more than 1,000 people space out in Verulamium Park. Lightning energy comes in the form of…
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‘Support bubbles’ reunite children with grandparents in England
Children have been reuniting with their grandparents for the first time in three months as the government’s new “support bubble” scheme came into effect in England on Saturday. Heidi, five,…