Hong Kong’s economy shrank by a record in 2020, with the global pandemic dragging down output in a city already reeling from massive political upheaval.Gross domestic product fell 3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, resulting in a full-year decline of 6.1%, according to advance estimates from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department Friday.

The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists was for a 2.1% contraction in the fourth quarter and 6% for the whole of 2020.Hong Kong hasn’t posted back-to-back annual contractions in data going back to at least 1962.

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Air India set to post record loss in FY21 on pandemic woes

The airline is likely to incur a net loss of ₹9,500-10,000 crore in the year through March, up from a ₹8,000 crore loss recorded in the previous year, a senior official at Air India said, requesting anonymity.Also Read | Scarcity on high seas hurting India’s exportsThe carrier has never made a net profit since its merger with Indian Airlines in 2007. It posted losses of ₹7,982.83 crore (provisional figure) in 2019-20, ₹8,556.35 crore in 2018-19, and ₹5,348.18 crore in 2017-18.The carrier is expected to post a cash loss of around ₹6,000 crore this fiscal, up from ₹3,600 crore last year, the official said.

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Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy

ROME – Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care is guaranteed for all.

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Opening race at ski worlds postponed due to snowstorm

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'No fans. Now no race.

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Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments

TOKYO – Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value.

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Super Bowl 2021: Brady clinches record 7th ring with Bucs win

TAMPA, Fla. - In a truly historic event, Tom Brady secured a record seventh Super Bowl title while Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs struggled throughout the match-up. Brady threw three touchdowns, including a pair to old longtime New England teammate Rob Gronkowski in their first season together with the Buccaneers.By the end of the fourth, Mahomes’ Chiefs went home without a single touchdown.In a year defined by working from home, the Buccaneers made history by becoming the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium.Tom Brady celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9.

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New normal: Brady gets 7th trophy in a season to remember

TAMPA, Fla. – So much of it looked familiar — from the heartfelt rendering of the national anthem, to the silvery, star-studded halftime show, to Tom Brady standing there at the end with a mile-wide smile, awash in confetti.

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Writer Mick Herron’s ‘Slow Horses’ are spies for our times

LONDON – Like a spy in the night, writer Mick Herron’s success has been stealthy. It took a while for the world to catch up with him.

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Five reasons to be hopeful about the coronavirus pandemic in Ayrshire

Ayrshire?The situation appears to be fragile but there could be the green shoots of recovery that could see tough restrictions lifted.We've compiled five reasons to be hopeful as we eagerly edge towards better days.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Ayrshire's 7-day case rate per 100,000 has plummeted in recent weeks as the impact of lockdown start to take effect.At the beginning of

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Lowest rate of rental inflation in nine years as Dublin prices fall in the year - daft.ie

It was a tale of two rental markets in 2020 with monthly rents in the capital down 3%, but outside of Dublin, rents were up 5%, the latest rental report from property website daft.ie shows.

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Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine – America's lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching one of the most critical times of the year with trepidation because of the coronavirus.

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Election turmoil splits West Virginia city's evangelicals

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – If you’re Christian in Bluefield — and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains — you have your choice.

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Covid scientists in Wuhan find evidence about how pandemic started

Covid in China have been given access all areas passes to discover how the pandemic started.The World Health Organisation (WHO) experts are in Wuhan to to work out what caused the virus that has killed more than two million people in 12 months.The team are set to announce their details findings later this week in an eagerly awaited report.British zoologist Peter Daszak told CNN his team of investigators had submitted a list of places to visit and people to speak to, receiving no opposition from the Chinese authorities, the Daily Mirror reported.He added that evidence has been found about the virus' origins and is being "pieced together".He said: "We are not running rogue here, we are talking to our hosts.

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‘It is they who every day honor us’: Amanda Gorman honors frontline workers in Super Bowl poem

Amanda Gorman calls for unity with her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the presidential inauguration TAMPA - Poet Amanda Gorman honored teachers, military veterans and frontline healthcare workers in her poem recited at Super Bowl 55.Gorman, 22, read an original poem Sunday during the pregame festivities in Tampa, Florida.

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Super Bowl 2021 commercials you may have missed

Tide featured former "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander for its commercial. His face was painted on a teenager’s hoodie.

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Brady wins 5th Super Bowl MVP award with vintage performance

TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady took one final snap, went down on his knee, popped up and hugged his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates.

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Asian shares rise as optimism grows over global recovery

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly rose Monday, echoing the rally on Wall Street last week, with Japan's benchmark momentarily reaching three-decade highs on growing optimism over the global economy.

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‘Once in a lifetime’ Central Floridians attend Super Bowl 55

TAMPA, Fla. – If the flyover, the fireworks, the halftime show, oh and of course the game, were impressively overwhelming on television, ICU nurse Alexandra Patsalos said in person it was “once in a lifetime.”

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Amazon, Cadillac score with Super Bowl ads

NEW YORK – During this year's Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reigned supreme on the field. During advertising's biggest night, there were hits and misses as well. Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads focused on light humor that strove to entertain and connect. But that made the few ads that took a different approach stand out even more. Amazon's Michael B. Jordan ad and Cadillac's Edward Scissorhands updates were hits, while overcomplicated ads like Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer missed the mark.

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Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9

TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar - despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic.

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Underway at Australian Open: Osaka easily wins opening match

MELBOURNE – Three-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka took the court on the first morning at the Australian Open and quickly moved into the second round Monday.

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Americans take to 'buy now, pay later' shopping during pandemic

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Fourteen people slapped with £11,000 Covid fines for attending one-year-old's birthday

More than a dozen people have been slapped with £11,200 in Covid fines after they were caught at a one-year-old's birthday party.

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The Latest: GM pushes electric cars in comedy ad

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Alberta prepares to ease some pandemic restrictions on Monday

Alberta will be easing some restrictions on Monday, amid a decline in new COVID-19 cases. Dining in at restaurants as well as some fitness activities will now be allowed.

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Amanda Gorman, on another stage, brings poetry to Super Bowl

NEW YORK – Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country's biggest stages, the Super Bowl.

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Alisson gifts leader Man City win at fading champ Liverpool

LIVERPOOL – The fireworks being set off behind the Kop provided a flashback to last season’s Premier League trophy celebrations. But little on the Anfield pitch suggested these were the champions in action.

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Super Bowl ads aim to entertain with light humor

As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl 55 in Tampa Bay, Florida, a different kind of action is taking place off the field.

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Brooks Koepka eagles 17, rallies to win Phoenix Open

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Brooks Koepka chipped in from 32 yards for eagle on the 17th hole to break a tie for the lead and then parred the last for a one-stroke victory Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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This is what Super Bowl Sunday looked like in Tampa

Super Bowl Sunday looks a little different this year.

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N.B. going through shutdown in its legislature

MLAs are raising questions about why a contingency plan isn’t in place that would allow the assembly to continue to work during the pandemic. Silas Brown has more.

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Diplo Performs At A Crowded Super Bowl Party Amid The Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

Are you freaking serious, Diplo?!

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Things to Know: In pandemic, Americans choose dying at home

Here’s what’s happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

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Young Bucs fan gets his first team jersey on Super Bowl Sunday

LAKELAND, Fla - A young Florida boy may not be able to play with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, but he feels a part of the team after finally getting his first Bucs jersey.Nick Foster shared video of his son Luke running around in his new jersey just hours before the team takes on the Kansas City Chiefs for the big game Feb. 7.Kickoff is set for 6:40 p.m.

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WHO team investigating Wuhan Covid outbreak ‘find evidence’ of how pandemic started

World Health Organisation have found evidence that will bring them closer to determining how the coronavirus pandemic started in the Chinese city of Wuhan.“It’s the beginning of hopefully a really deep understanding of what happened so we can stop the next one,” said New York-based zoologist Peter Daszak, who is part of the team who say they have uncovered "important clues" about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the outbreak.He said that the investigation will settle once and for all the question of whether the virus might have originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a maximum bio-containment laboratory studying bat-borne coronaviruses.“We really have to cover the whole gamut of key lines of investigation,” he told Bloomberg via

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Super Bowl 2021: Amid Pandemic, the Celebrity Party Scene Is MIA

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, there'll be no shortage of stars on the field thanks to A-list QBs Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes and an entertainment lineup that includes halftime performer The Weeknd, national anthem duet team Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church, poet Amanda Gorman and Miley Cyrus, who's headlining the NFL TikTok Tailgate event.

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How Many People Are At Super Bowl 2021? Stadium Is Only 30% Full Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

You may be looking at your television screen later on during the 2021 Super Bowl and wondering…how many people are allowed in Raymond James Stadium right now?

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Humanity could soon face new deadly pandemic ‘on the scale of the Black Death’

Ebola" could make the leap from animals to humans creating a pandemic "on the scale of the Black Death”.These zoonotic diseases could number in the thousands, he says, and the destruction of animals' natural habitats is creating more opportunities for them to jump from wild animals into farm livestock and potentially then onto humans.Writing in the Daily Mail, Vidal urges governments to acknowledge the threat of a pandemic as virulent as the Black Death, which killed up to a third of the people in Europe.Vidal spoke to a wide range of experts on the threat of zoonotic diseases.Delia Grace Randolph, co-leader of animal and human health at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, told him: "I think we will get a wave

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A lunar new year like no other: B.C.’s annual festivities go online amid COVID-19

lunar new year the region has seen before.In Vancouver, gone will be the 3,000-strong Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade with its 100,000 spectators, thanks to COVID-19 restrictions banning events and social gatherings.

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Biden dogs to make appearance during Puppy Bowl

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s dogs will make an appearance during the Puppy Bowl this weekend.

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Call to offer support over mental health

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A new survey has revealed we are three times likelier to send a card to a friend or family member who is unwell with a physical health problem than to someone struggling with their mental health.Results, released on Time to Talk Day on Thursday, show that mental health stigma still causes many of us to hold back on messages of support, or checking in with others.

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The curious case of India’s success in taming covid-19

India: Has the covid pandemic started to burn itself out?" and “The mystery of India’s plummeting covid-19 cases." There is global wonderment at how India has managed to dramatically lower the spread of infection and case fatality rates.Cinema halls have now been allowed to open at full capacity. Even the local trains in Mumbai have started running.

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In pandemic, more people choose to die at home

MISSION, Kan. – Mortuary owner Brian Simmons has been making more trips to homes to pick up bodies to be cremated and embalmed since the pandemic hit.

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Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars.

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More people choosing to die at home than alone during coronavirus pandemic, experts say

coronavirus just before Christmas at a Springfield hospital, where the family only got phone updates as her condition deteriorated. As COVID-19 crisis intensifies, Calgary man with cancer fears dying alone “The separation part is really rough, rough rough,” said Simmons.

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Wuhan Covid investigator says WHO team has found evidence about how pandemic started

A team of World Health Organisation (WHO) experts investigating the origins of coronavirus in Wuhan have been given unrestricted access in their quest to discover how the pandemic began.

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Storylines galore as Brady, Mahomes command Super Bowl stage

TAMPA, Fla. - Someone will make history Sunday in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming.Tom Brady, already the true Game of Thrones king, going for a seventh ring. Patrick Mahomes, the apparent heir to the quarterbacking summit, seeking a second in a row with Kansas City — something no team has done since Brady led New England to the double in the 2003 and ’04 seasons.Brady, 43 is in his 10th NFL title game, but with a new outfit, the Buccaneers — who happen to call Tampa home. Yes, Tampa, Florida, where the Super Bowl is being played this year.

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COMMENTARY: Here’s how parents can get through tough moments with their kids during the pandemic

power of showing up” — learning to be emotionally and mentally present with our kids during the storms of life.Siegel’s review of the research shows that having at least one person show up in a predictable and emotionally present way predicts not only children’s happiness, but their social and emotional development, leadership skills, meaningful relationships, and even academic and career success.And now, more than ever, our kids need this protection.

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AFC champion Chiefs arrive in Tampa day before Super Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have touched down at the Super Bowl.

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