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‘Cautious hugging’ and pints: UK PM Johnson to ease England’s lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Monday the next phase of lockdown easing in England, giving the…

5 years ago

Despite highest birth rate, Shenzhen shows challenge of reversing China’s demographic decline

From her four-bedroom flat in an affluent Shenzhen neighbourhood Sharpay Huang, 28-years-old and four months pregnant, is already weighing up…

5 years ago

The launch of a new communication network has been announced by Donald Trump

Donald Trump, the former US president, has introduced a new "communications platform" named "From the Desk of J Donald Trump."…

5 years ago

The CEO of Google sends an email detailing the company’s resumption of operations

As the lockdowns begin to ease, Google's CEO sent an email to employees encouraging them to return to work three…

5 years ago

U.S. expresses ‘serious concerns’ about violent clashes in Jerusalem

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday expressed “serious concerns” to his Israeli counterpart about violent clashes in Jerusalem…

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Queen Elizabeth to set out UK government’s post-pandemic agenda

Britain's Queen Elizabeth will present Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post-pandemic agenda on Tuesday in a speech written by the government…

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India’s COVID-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount

Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs…

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India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near record, calls for nationwide lockdown mount

India's COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide…

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The US economy is expected to have added nearly a million jobs

Organizations in the United States are likely to have decided to hire nearly one million people in April as they…

5 years ago

EU split on vaccine waiver idea, unlikely to take clear stance

European Union leaders are divided over whether to follow Washington in supporting a waiver of patent rights to COVID-19 vaccines,…

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