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Covid: Sage scientists called for short lockdown weeks ago
The government's scientific advisers called for a short lockdown in England to halt the spread of Covid-19 last month, newly released documents show.
The experts said an immediate "circuit breaker" was the best way to control cases, at!-->!-->!-->…
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Peru opens Machu Picchu for single tourist stranded by Covid
Peru has opened the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist who had waited almost seven months to visit the world heritage site.
Jesse Katayama was due to visit Machu Picchu in March but it closed because of!-->!-->!-->…
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US Election 2020: Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign ad quote misleading
His words that he "can't imagine that anybody could be doing more" to fight Covid-19 appear in the ad to refer to President Donald Trump specifically.
But Dr Fauci, who clashed with Mr Trump before on Covid, was actually talking about!-->!-->!-->…
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How Australia-China relations have hit ‘lowest ebb in decades’
Tensions between Australia and China have recently read like the edge-of-your-seat part of a geopolitical thriller; no-one knows exactly where the story is going or how it's going to end.
"The Australia-China relationship is unravelling!-->!-->!-->…
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Power outage: Supply partially restored in parts of Mumbai
Power has been restored to large parts of India's financial capital Mumbai after a rare outage, officials say.
The city's suburban train network came to a halt and homes lost electricity supply around 10:00 local time on Monday (04:30!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid-19: China’s Qingdao to test nine million in five days
The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days.
The mass testing comes after the discovery of a dozen cases linked to a hospital treating coronavirus patients!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid: Three-tier lockdown system to be unveiled in England
New local lockdown rules for England are due to be announced later.
The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new "three-tier" system, which will classify regions as being on "medium", "high" or!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say.
The findings from Australia's national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid: Second national lockdown possible, says top UK scientist
Another national coronavirus lockdown is a possibility and we have to do what we can to avoid that at all costs, a leading UK scientist has said.
Prof Peter Horby said the UK was at a "precarious point" as Covid cases and hospital!-->!-->!-->…
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UK economy: Shoppers aid growth but slowdown ahead, says report
The UK economy may have grown by as much as 17% in the three months to the end of September, says the EY Item Club, but slower growth may follow.
Shoppers splurged during the period as coronavirus lockdown restrictions were lifted, it!-->!-->!-->…
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