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1.18am GMT
Phil Taylor reports for the Guardian:
New Zealand house prices have defied the Covid-19 recession and soared to record levels, prompting warnings that the hot property market will damage the country’s long-term economic wellbeing and widen inequality.
Related: New Zealand house prices soar despite Covid recession, worsening affordability crisis
1.02am GMT
(yes, this article is by that Cate Blanchett)
The other day I had to go into town for a dental appointment. I put on all sorts of lovely clothes as if I were going out to dinner and an opening night. The prospect of being out and about was both exhilarating and daunting. I so desperately wanted to be among people and in the city, but I’d also completely forgotten what an event was. The dentist did not seem surprised by my sartorial over-commitment – but then, I was not the first patient he had seen since lockdown.
Related: Cate Blanchett: ‘Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government’
Continue reading…France reimposes national lockdown; Germany imposes drastic curbs; Italy sets daily infection record. Follow latest updatesGermany to bring in new rules after record surge in casesEU leaders urged to aid transfer of patients between countriesUS adds nearly 500,000 cases in a week; Europe faces more lockdowns 1.18am GMTPhil Taylor reports for the Guardian:New Zealand house prices have defied the Covid-19 recession and soared to record levels, prompting warnings that the hot property market will damage the country’s long-term economic wellbeing and widen inequality. Related: New Zealand house prices soar despite Covid recession, worsening affordability crisis 1.02am GMT(yes, this article is by that Cate Blanchett)The other day I had to go into town for a dental appointment. I put on all sorts of lovely clothes as if I were going out to dinner and an opening night. The prospect of being out and about was both exhilarating and daunting. I so desperately wanted to be among people and in the city, but I’d also completely forgotten what an event was. The dentist did not seem surprised by my sartorial over-commitment – but then, I was not the first patient he had seen since lockdown. Related: Cate Blanchett: ‘Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government’ Continue reading…