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The New Normal: Aviation

03:44 As the COVID-19 pandemic deals a crushing blow to businesses and international trade across the globe, one of the worst-hit has been commercial aviation.With passenger traffic al

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The mega-hub airport's battle to remain relevant

02:30 Air travel in the 21st century has been governed by a plethora of variables. Cut-throat competition, ever-diminishing margins and evolving consumer behavior are just a few of the

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Water samples suggest COVID-19 present in Italy before Chinese cases

01:22 Italian scientists have discovered traces of the SARS-Cov-2 virus in sewage water collected from Milan and Turin in December, suggesting that the virus which causes COVID-19 was

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UK virus alert, EU fund meet, WHO on vaccine: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- The UK's coronavirus alert level has been downgraded from level 4 to 3, meaning the virus is now "in general circulation" and there could be a "gradual relaxation of restrictions," the

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WHO dismisses potency call, UK quarantine: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- The UK is considering changing its 14-day quarantine rule for people arriving at airports by the end of this month, with the so-called concept of "aero-bridges" being seen as an option

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Malta seizes $1bn in Libyan currency printed in Russia

Libya has two centers of power jostling to rule the oil-rich North African country. /Mohammad Hannon/AP Malta has reportedly seized $1 billion worth of Libyan currency bound for the war-torn c

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Warm weather threatens to reignite Arctic wildfires

The risk of wildfires is significantly enhanced by abnormal arid conditions. /Maja Suslin/TT/AP Active wildfires are being detected in the Arctic Circle as an unusually warm and dry spring thr

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Portugal stops waste imports to protect landfill space amid COVID-19

Portugal attracts huge quantities of foreign rubbish due to its low waste management fees. /VCG Photo Portugal has halted the importing of foreign trash until the end of the year to protect do

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Beatles photographer and friend Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81

German photographer Astrid Kirchherr and The Beatles met in Hamburg in 1960. /Ulrich Perrey/DPA/AFP German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, whose early images of The Beatles in the 1960s helped

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Can 'social bubbles' help ease pain of COVID-19 restrictions?

02:04 As Europe gradually emerges from stringent restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are mulling a series of novel guidelines for people to follow while meet

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Global Business Daily: Oil prices dive, 5G boom, Nissan sales surge

"Those other sectors, where they are inherently more difficult because people are mixing together and it's difficult to maintain the social distancing, we wouldn't be able to say that [they could reo

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Germany's easing brake, Iceland almost clear: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINESGermany eases strict lockdown measures but simultaneously launches an "emergency brake" mechanism, allowing for renewed restrictions in case infections pick up again.The World Health Org

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European Space Agency telescope on a mission to study 'exoplanets'

Measuring about 1.5 meters in height and a maximum 1.6 meters on its side, Europe's latest space telescope may appear somewhat small. But what it lacks in size, CHEOPS more than compensates for with

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Europe faces deepest recession since World War II as economies shrink

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major economies in Europe to a grinding halt. /John Macdougall/AFP European countries are heading into their deepest recessions since 1945 because of COVID-1

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Norway reopens pre-schools after month-long closure

03:09 Norway has started to reopen its pre-schools as the country gradually eased the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Despite a mixed response from parents, the a

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UK parliament set for virtual proceedings amid pandemic

British MPs sat at a safe distance from each other as they approved the virtual meeting of the parliament. /paliamentlive.tv A handful of British Members of Parliament met in the House of Comm

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Global Business Daily: EU aid package, G20 to talk oil, French capital

"Europe has shown that it can rise to the occasion of this crisis."A sense of relief was palpable in French finance minister Bruno Le Maire's statement after European Union finance ministers reached