COVID-19 Updates
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Unilever’s bid for GSK consumables isn’t quite the shocker it seems | Nils Pratley
This could be a long campaign and, despite all the difficulties, there is a logic to the proposal Even a Marmite reaction – some loving it, some hating it –…
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Mortgage growth falls from nutty highs but new homebuyers still taking a hit | Greg Jericho
Surge in mortgages during pandemic suggests house prices will continue to grow for first half of 2022 – at least Imagine in November 2019 you looked into a crystal ball…
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Xi Jinping calls for global unity in fight against Covid-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on countries to “discard their cold war mentality” and work together to defeat Covid-19, warning that confrontation could have “catastrophic consequences”.In an address via…
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Coronavirus: Visitor numbers for Hong Kong continue to plunge as tourism lawmaker calls for clear criteria on border opening plans
The Hong Kong Tourism Board reported a 97.4 per cent drop in the number of visitors in 2021, as the lawmaker representing the industry urged the government to clearly establish…
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Air pollution in Hong Kong rose last year as traffic returned amid relaxed social-distancing rules, NGO finds
Air pollution in Hong Kong was worse in 2021 than it was the year before, with the relaxation of social-distancing measures as the pandemic stabilised blamed for bringing more traffic…
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Coronavirus: Tianjin reports biggest jump in daily cases of latest outbreak
Tianjin has reported its biggest rise in daily cases since a Covid-19 outbreak began earlier this month, as travel to nearby Beijing remains restricted ahead of the Winter Olympics.The northern…
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Covid news live: Covid isolation period in England cut to five days; China reports highest cases in nearly two years
England reduces quarantine period to help ease staff shortages after medical review; China on high alert as Omicron spreads and millions expected to travel for Lunar New Year ‘Encouraging signs’…
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Novak Djokovic deported from Australia: how the controversy unfolded – video
Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia ahead of the Australian Open after the full federal court dismissed the world No 1’s bid to restore his visa. The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison,…
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Credit Suisse boss António Horta-Osório resigns over Covid breaches
Former chief executive of Lloyds attended Wimbledon when he should have been in quarantine The chairman of Credit Suisse, António Horta-Osório, has resigned after the Swiss bank reportedly found that…
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Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio resigns over Covid-19 rules breach
Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has quit following an internal probe into his personal conduct, including breaches of Covid-19 rules, raising questions over the embattled lender’s new strategy as it…