BRUSSELS, July 20 — EU leaders battled to save a beleaguered €750 billion (RM3.65 trillion) virus recovery package at a summit yesterday, as global deaths soared past 600,000 and Hong Kong raised the alarm about its growing outbreak. The United States — the worst-affected country by far —...
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Illustrating the shrinking room for manoeuvre, angry demonstrators took to the streets in Israel to protest against their government's handling of the crisis. There was disunity, too, on the fringes of the EU, with Britain and Russia renewing their feud over Moscow's alleged spying on British scientists.
“Most of us wouldn't leave home without our keys, we wouldn't leave our home without our mobile phone. You won't be able to leave home without your mask,” said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. In Europe too, there were signs of growing frustration, particularly among youngsters starved of social life.
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