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Indonesia’s indigenous shamans confront Covid-19 with rituals, traditional medicines
As the Delta variant sweeps through Indonesia, causing a record 2,069 deaths on Tuesday, regions outside the worst-hit areas of Jakarta, surrounding Java island and tourist hotspot Bali are now…
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From ‘it’s not a race’ to ‘go for gold’: how Scott Morrison pivoted on Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout
As the Sydney outbreak worsens and jabs in arms lag behind much of the world, the PM’s choice of sporting analogies has shifted Follow our Covid live blog for the…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand rejects claims Pfizer vaccine increases breast size; Sydney seeks military help to enforce curbs
Claims the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19 is making women’s breasts grow larger have been brushed off by New Zealand’s Ministry of Health.Many women have taken to social media to report…
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Thailand’s street protests return, taking aim at Prayuth’s handling of Covid-19 pandemic
More than a year after youth-led pro-democracy protests first swept the country demanding Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s resignation and a new constitution, street politics have returned to Thailand.This even though…
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HK$5,000 vouchers: everything you need to know about the torrent of offers from payment platforms, retailers and restaurants in Hong Kong
This story has been made freely available as a service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Hong Kong’s malls, shops, restaurants and digital payment platforms have unveiled…
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Antony Blinken meets WHO chief, supports new coronavirus origins probe in China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency’s…
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Coronavirus: Britain to begin global vaccine roll-out to Asia and Commonwealth nations
Britain announced on Wednesday it would begin donating millions of coronavirus vaccine doses around the world, including Commonwealth countries, following its pledge to provide 100 million jabs globally by next…
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Coronavirus live news: Tokyo cases hit all-time high; Tanzanian president gets jabbed after predecessor’s death
Tokyo reports 3,177 new cases; Samia Suluhu Hassan vaccinated after John Magufuli, who heavily played down pandemic, died of Covid in March Myanmar could become Covid ‘super-spreader’, says UN envoy…
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Covid vaccine map: how are countries around the world doing?
More than 2bn Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Find out which countries are vaccinating the most Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Since the first…
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UK Covid live: Wales ‘would not have agreed risky quarantine lifting for US and EU fully jabbed’, says Drakeford
Latest updates: Welsh first minister says he does not want to see virus reimported to Wales by travellers Double-jabbed US and EU travellers can avoid UK quarantine Easing travel rules…