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Billionaires' wealth rises to $10.2 trillion amid Covid crisis

 

Super-rich increase fortunes by more than a quarter during market turmoil

 

Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
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Flurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled

 

Though far from common, some patients developed worse symptoms the second time they became infected with Covid-19

 

Ian Sample Science editor

Tue 6 Oct 2020 13.37 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/06/flurry-of-coronavirus-reinfections-leaves-scientists-puzzled

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Virus that causes Covid-19 can survive up to 28 days on surfaces, scientists find

 

Researchers find Sars-CoV-2 survives longer at lower temperatures and lasts 10 days longer than influenza on some surfaces

 

Australian Associated Press
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IMF estimates global Covid cost at $28tn in lost output

 

World economic outlook says 2020 impact is less than thought but there will be deep scars

 

Larry Elliott

Tue 13 Oct 2020 13.30 BST Last modified on Tue 13 Oct 2020 19.43 BST

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European roundup: French cities given curfew; Italy breaks March record

 

Germany among others bringing in new restrictions, and daily records set in Poland and Croatia

 

Jon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Sam Jones in Madrid

Wed 14 Oct 2020 22.31 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/14/european-roundup-french-cities-face-curfews-italy-breaks-march-record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Covid report: young and healthy may not get vaccine until 2022, WHO says

 

First vaccines will be in limited quantities and for those at greatest risk; Germany records its worst ever daily case toll

 

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'On the brink of disaster': Europe's Covid fight takes a turn for the worse

 

As France imposes curfews, even countries that previously managed well are struggling badly

 

Jon Henley in Paris

Fri 16 Oct 2020 14.14 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/16/on-the-brink-of-disaster-europes-covid-fight-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse

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Global Covid report: 300,000 excess US deaths recorded as Cathay Pacific cuts 5,900 jobs

 

Brazil’s health minister falls ill in suspected coronavirus case; state-owned drugmaker in China prepares to supply a billion vaccine doses

 

 

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Teargas deployed at anti-lockdown protest in Naples on day of new curfew – video report

 

Angry over a newly imposed 11pm to 5am regional curfew, demonstrators in the southern Italian city of Naples threw stones and bottles at police on Friday evening. The authorities responded with teargas.........

 

Monika Cvorak, Source: As credited

Sat 24 Oct 2020 16.29 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/oct/24/teargas-deployed-at-anti-lockdown-protest-in-naples-on-day-of-new-curfew-video-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dread of history repeating itself grows in Italian town as infections rise again

 

The town of Bergamo was at the heart of the first wave of coronavirus. Now a new epicentre is just 30 miles away

 

Angela Giuffrida in Bergamo

Sun 25 Oct 2020 09.45 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/25/dread-of-history-repeating-itself-grows-in-italian-town-as-infections-rise-again

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Venezuelan Scientists Develop Drug for Treating Coronavirus Patients

 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that his country’s scientists managed to develop a drug to treat the emerging coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I wouldn't care at all where the heck it comes from as long as it's effective.....
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UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson to give press conference on new lockdown in England as UK passes 1m cases - live news

 

Follow the latest on the virus in the UK as the PM is expected to set out plans for a month-long lockdown in England amid warnings that infections are ‘running riot’

 

Matthew Weaver

Sat 31 Oct 2020 18.31 GMT First published on Sat 31 Oct 2020 13.40 GMT

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As Europe's governments lose control of Covid, revolt is in the air

 

 

Fears of civil unrest grow as people across the continent no longer trust leaders to protect them during the crisis

 

Sun 1 Nov 2020 08.45 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Western societies have failed the deadly Covid test. They must learn lessons from Asia

 

We should remain true to our core values, but recognise the need for a communitarian spirit

 

Sun 1 Nov 2020 08.30 GMT

Will Hutton

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/01/western-societies-have-failed-the-deadly-covid-test-they-must-learn-lessons-from-asia

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Frustrations and infections rise in Naples as second Covid lockdown looms

 

With citizens and health service overstretched, protests are gaining momentum in the Italian city

 

Angela Giuffrida in Naples

Sun 1 Nov 2020 14.23 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/01/frustrations-and-infections-rise-in-naples-as-second-covid-lockdown-looms

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Why is Europe yet again at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic?

 

Strategies for exiting spring lockdowns did not work, and goodwill leached away, allowing infection rates to rise

 

Mon 2 Nov 2020 13.06 GMT

Laura Spinney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/02/europe-coronavirus-pandemic-lockdowns-infection-rates

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Family mourning loss of three members to Covid targeted by social media trolls

 

Family in Wales ‘heartbroken’ at users who question cause of deaths and say virus is a hoax

 

Haroon Siddique and agency

Fri 6 Nov 2020 12.33 GMT

 

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Claire Lewis, Debbie Mountjoy and David Lewis (left to right) urged people to take Covid-19 seriously.
Photograph: Channel 4 News/PA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/06/family-mourning-loss-of-three-members-to-covid-targeted-by-social-media-trolls-gladys-darren-dean-lewis-wales

 

 

Some people, man.........

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