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Taking a mortgage payment holiday because of coronavirus could cost

BUYER BEWARE Taking a mortgage payment holiday because of coronavirus could cost you £2,769 in higher repayments Sara Benwell HOMEOWNERS who take a mortgage payment holiday because of coronavirus may have to pay £2,769 extra over the lifetime of the mortgage. So far, 1.6million Brits have taken advantage of a break in payments, which means […]

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Coronavirus ‘did NOT come from animals in Wuhan market’ and

VIRUS ROW Coronavirus ‘did NOT come from animals in Wuhan market’ and was ‘taken in by someone already carrying the killer bug’ Dan Keane 1 CORONAVIRUS may not have come from a wild animal market in Wuhan, according to the results of a landmark scientific study.As the search for the origin of Covid-19 continues, biologists […]

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Coronavirus: What should the opposition do in a crisis?

Coronavirus: What should the opposition do in a crisis? By Brian WheelerPolitical reporter Political conflict is hardwired into the British system of government, but what happens when there is a national emergency that needs a unified response? The gap between the front benches in the House of Commons is 3.96m – more than enough to […]

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No, you won’t get Dh4,000 for working between 1990 and

No, you won’t get Dh4,000 for working between 1990 and 2020 in the UAE It’s a hoax, the UAE’s Ministry of Labour has made no such announcement Mazhar Farooqui, Features Editor – Special Reports The fake WhatsApp message directs people to a malicious linkImage Credit: Supplied Dubai: If you‘ve got a forwarded WhatsApp message which […]

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India overtakes China in coronavirus infections: Live updates

India overtakes China in coronavirus infections: Live updates Modi due to decide whether to lift India’s lockdown as new figures show Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu worst hit by virus.

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India: Truck crash kills 23 workers going home amid lockdown

India: Truck crash kills 23 workers going home amid lockdown Accident in Uttar Pradesh latest to highlight extreme risks faced by poor under measures to stop coronavirus spread. Migrant workers along with their family members walk on a road as they return to their villages during an extended nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of […]

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Macaque monkey trial offers hope

Macaque monkey trial offers hope BBC Copyright: BBC Elisa Granato was the first volunteer to be injected in a subsequent human trial Image caption A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. In a trial in the US, involving researchers from the US government’s National Institutes of […]

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More on Germany’s quarantine easing

More on Germany’s quarantine easing Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Germany will start to open border crossings with Austria, France and Switzerland from Friday nightImage caption Here’s a bit more detail on that report that Germany is relaxing its quarantine rules for arrivals from the Schengen passport-free zone, the rest of the EU and the UK. […]

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U.S. Retail Sales Plunged Record 16% In April

U.S. Retail Sales Plunged Record 16% In April Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers. Josh Boak PAID FOR BY SC JOHNSON BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the […]

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Aarogya Setu: Why India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app is controversial

Aarogya Setu: Why India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app is controversial By Andrew ClaranceBBC News India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app has been downloaded 100 million times, according to the information technology ministry, despite fears over privacy. The app – Aarogya Setu, which means “bridge to health” in Sanskrit – was launched just six weeks ago. India […]

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