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1.22am GMT
Four lions at Barcelona’s zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, Australia’s Channel 9 reports:
Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing unusual symptoms similar to a cold.
Authorities are now trying to establish if they caught the virus from an infected zookeeper.
Full details: https://t.co/6YvgQm2LuX #9News pic.twitter.com/W3YLV0Wfm6
1.08am GMT
The British government has been urged to launch a one-off wealth tax on millionaire households to raise up to £260bn in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the crisis damages Britain’s public finances and exacerbates inequality.
The Wealth Tax Commission – a group of leading tax experts and economists brought together by the London School of Economics and Warwick University to examine the case for a levy on assets – said targeting the richest in society would be the fairest and most efficient way to raise taxes in response to the pandemic.
Related: Economic cost of Covid crisis prompts call for one-off UK wealth tax
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