Trump to resume daily briefings; deal expected on €750bn EU Covid-19 recovery plan; two Brazil ministers test positive; WHO warns over Africa spread. Follow latest updatesEU leaders set to agree spending and €750bn Covid-19 recovery plansUS military medical teams dispatched to California hospitalsOxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response, trial showsFrance reveals 400-500 new Covid-19 clusters as mask rules tightenSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.44am BST Just while I’m on Australia, Bauer Media in the country has axed eight magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Men’s Health, in the latest hit to the media industry. German-owned publisher cited a catastrophic drop in revenue due to impact of Covid-19 as reason for closures.InStyle, Women’s Health, Good Health, NW and OK! magazines will also be axed. Bauer said the economic impact of a full month of Covid-19 lockdowns was a 38.8% month-on-month drop in media advertising expenditure. Related: Bauer Media Australia axes eight magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Men’s Health 2.34am BST Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, is now giving a press conference which is expected to address the economic support measures put in place during the pandemic. “Australia is a country that just doesn’t look to survive these things. We don’t go through challenges with our heads looking down. Overwhelmed by the circumstances, that is not who we are. Who we are is innovative adaptive people, supporting each other, reaching out to each other, drawing us all through, not for survival, but to be on the other side in the position where we can emerge strongly,” Morrison says. Related: Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria premier Dan Andrews reveals 374 new Covid-19 cases as PM holds jobkeeper press conference Continue reading…
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