COVID-19 Updates
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Macron criticised for reopening theme park while theatres remain closed
A row has broken out in France over the government’s decision to allow certain theme parks and other outdoor attractions to open while insisting festivals and theatres remain closed or…
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More young people are testing positive for coronavirus in US, study finds
Young adults and children appear to be increasingly contracting the new coronavirus in the United States, according to a new study.Scientists found that half of those who had tested positive…
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Daily Mail demand for Cummings to go poses challenge for UK PM
When the Guardian/Observer and Mirror published fresh claims on Saturday night about Dominic Cummings potentially breaching lockdown rules, Downing Street refused to respond in detail and instead dismissed the outlets…
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Coronavirus: Philippines allows thousands of OFWs trapped in quarantine limbo to go home
Up to 24,000 repatriated Filipino workers stuck in quarantine limbo in Manila will be allowed to return home after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said it was “unacceptable” that it was…
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Morrison says support measures are only temporary ‘medication’ for sick economy
Scott Morrison warns that government support measures are only a temporary form of “medication” for a sick economy and microeconomic reforms in skills development and industrial relations will be needed…
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Pizzas in the post: Shopify challenges Amazon for slice of lockdown trade
When the lockdown forced the Pizza Pilgrims chain to close, the company came up with an unusual solution to stay in business. The company, with restaurants in London and Oxford…
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Californians pack beaches on Memorial Day weekend, defying social distancing rules – video
Americans across the country appeared to abandon social distancing guidelines as they sunbathed on beaches and gathered for pool parties on Memorial Day weekend. The long weekend traditionally signals the…
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Life after lockdown in Athens: ‘The marble had space to breathe’
During our lockdown in Athens, one thing remained reassuringly constant: the Parthenon was still standing tall, watching silently over the empty city. The absence of cars and planes swept away…
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Durham police to be asked to investigate Dominic Cummings
The police and crime commissioner for Durham is to formally write to the chief constable of the force he oversees asking for an investigation into Dominic Cummings. Steve White, the…
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‘Cummings is the real boss’: world’s press pours scorn on Boris Johnson
Yes, Libération declared categorically, “the answer is yes. There really is one rule for Dominic Cummings, prime minister Boris Johnson’s special adviser, and another, quite different rule for the rest…