COVID-19 Updates
Australia politics live: Victoria reports five new coronavirus cases and 400 Melbourne residents given stay-at-home order
Guy Sebastian is back in the news. The Australian Idol winner (I haven’t forgotten) was widely criticised in June for…
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Coronavirus live news: Germany sees 10,000 daily cases for first time as France infections top 1m
The deputy health minister in Poland has said that new coronavirus infections in his country could pass 10,000 for a…
Read More » ‘I have to do this’: Myanmar garment workers forced into sex work by Covid
When Hla, 19, tried to go back to work seven months ago after having a baby, there were no jobs.…
Read More »Ardern urged to review New Zealand Covid measures after election landslide
Jacinda Ardern won New Zealand’s election with a commanding majority, in part attributed to her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Read More »Coronavirus: overseas infections to feature highly as Hong Kong expects 10 new cases
Hong Kong is expected to record 10 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, with a substantial number arriving from overseas, according…
Read More »Muslim community leaders fear hate attacks after student at Islamic school tests positive
Muslim community leaders say they fear a “fresh wave of hatred” after an infectious student at an Islamic school has…
Read More »‘My heart breaks’: Guy Sebastian pushes Scott Morrison for answers over delayed arts funding
Australian singer Guy Sebastian has requested prime minister Scott Morrison explain the delay in delivering $250m worth of emergency funding…
Read More »Cathay Pacific’s staff cut won’t be the deepest for Hong Kong
One of the many reasons that Hong Kong is attractive to big international businesses – and Tokyo isn’t – is…
Read More »Cathay Dragon’s 35-year run comes to an end as coronavirus claims one more victim
The journey of Cathay Dragon began with a single flight departing Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport in July 1985 bound…
Read More »Some voter data obtained by foreign powers, says FBI – as it happened
The director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, said that Russia and Iran had obtained some voter registration information in a…
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