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Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record new global cases; Israel first country to reimpose national lockdown | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- September 14, 2020
10.46pm EDT22:46 Asian shares firmed on Monday on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase-3 trial though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK, Japan and the United States, Reuters reports. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%, poised
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Tim Davie: New BBC boss says corporation needs to reform with ‘urgency’ and serve entire country | The Independent 0
- BUSINESS
- September 1, 2020
The new director general of the BBC has said the broadcaster must strive to reach audiences across the entire nation. Tim Davie is due to set out his plan for the future of the broadcaster on Thursday amid reports he will be tough on social media use and take a hard line stance against political
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Thousands across the country continue George Floyd demonstrations for the 12th straight day 0
- BUSINESS
- June 7, 2020
Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Washington on Saturday in the largest mobilization against police brutality and racial injustice this week – as protests across the country entered a 12th day. Military vehicles and officers in combat clothing closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities
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Coronavirus: UK could be worst-hit country in Europe, experts warn, as ‘sombre day’ sees death toll pass 10,000 0
- BUSINESS
- April 12, 2020
The UK has endured a “sombre day” in its battle against coronavirus as the death toll soared beyond 10,000 amid warnings the UK could be the worst-hit country in Europe. Matt Hancock, the health secretary, confirmed that some 737 people had died in hospital from the virus, taking the tally of UK deaths from Covid-19 to 10,612
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country comparisons are pointless unless we account for these biases in testing 0
- BUSINESS
- April 2, 2020
Suppose we wanted to estimate how many car owners there are in the UK and how many of those own a Ford Fiesta, but we only have data on those people who visited Ford car showrooms in the last year. If 10% of the showroom visitors owned a Fiesta, then, because of the bias in
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Italy overtakes China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths 0
- BUSINESS
- March 20, 2020
Italy has now overtaken China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths after suffering 427 more fatalities, taking the total number to 3,405. Both the death toll and number of confirmed cases shot up again today and the nation has now recorded 41,035 infections, more than half of the world’s positive cases. Yesterday, Italy
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