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Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

by Raf Casert
| November 7, 2020 12:03 AM

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

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