Image copyright Getty Images Commuters with rail season tickets will receive a refund if they choose to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak, the government has promised. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it would “ensure no-one is unfairly out of pocket for doing the right thing”. The refund is part of a package of […]
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Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as demand plunges amid travel controls imposed to fight the coronavirus March 23, 2020, 9:11 AM 3 min read The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy. Following are business developments
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In South Korea, government agencies are harnessing surveillance-camera footage, smartphone location data and credit card purchase records to help trace the recent movements of coronavirus patients and establish virus transmission chains. In Lombardy, Italy, authorities are analyzing location data transmitted by citizens’ mobile phones to determine how many people are obeying a government lockdown order
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand. — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 339,600 people and killed over 14,700. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 98,800 people have recovered so far,
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BANGKOK — U.S. futures slipped more than 3% on Monday and share benchmarks in many Asian markets logged sharp losses as still more governments tightened restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic. India’s Sensex plummeted 12.1% after a sharp drop on the open triggered a circuit breaker halt to trading. Singapore’s benchmark plunged 7.7% after the
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CHICAGO — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.” Such notices are increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, as an untold number of burials around the globe go forward with nothing more than a priest, a
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHealth Secretary Matt Hancock says “millions of masks” have been ordered for NHS staff The health secretary has acknowledged there have been “challenges” with the supply of personal protective equipment to NHS staff in England – but added he is determined to rise to them. Last week,
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Sunday’s episode of “Westworld” was a scene of ice and fire. The HBO show featured the much-publicized appearance of “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and in doing so may have jokingly answered one burning question. In the Season 3 moment in question, Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) leads Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) around the
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WASHINGTON — In the fall of 2008, an unlikely alliance of lawmakers, regulators and Bush administration officials banded together to rescue an economy they feared was hours away from collapse. They also unwittingly reshaped American politics, unleashing a populist furor that lingers in both parties to this day. More than a decade later, those same
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TOKYO — As infections soared in Europe and the United States and the world economy spiraled downward, Japan on Monday hinted at the next possible victim of the globe-spanning coronavirus: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged that a postponement of the crown jewel of the sporting world could be unavoidable. Canada
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