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Slovenia’s election roiled by hotel deal linked to Orban ally

  Bloomberg Slovenia’s premier faces pressure before April elections to block a deal that would hand a large chunk of the country’s biggest tourism group to a buyer with ties to the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Political parties have called for an extraordinary parliamentary meeting for February 28 to demand the state exercise its right to buy ...

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Johnson says it’s time to end ‘Covid rules’

  Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his intention to end the UK’s remaining Covid-19 restrictions, saying he would lay out a plan this week for “living with Covid.” Some opposition politicians and public health experts questioned the decision at a time the UK continues to see tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases a day. Johnson’s comments also came hours ...

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Hong Kong mulls tighter social curbs as it battles Covid surge

  Bloomberg Hong Kong is considering stricter social-distancing measures to try to curtail an escalating Covid-19 outbreak that’s strained its hospitals and exposed an inadequate health infrastructure. The current wave of infections, by far the most severe the city has faced during the pandemic, is testing Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus. Scenes of elderly patients lying on gurneys ...

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