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Youth violence likely to explode over summer, UK experts fear
Long-term issues overlain with stress and isolation of Covid have set scene for ‘eruption’, charities say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Experts and charities have raised…
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Karaoke fans find their voices again after Covid rules lifted in England
Operators say venues are jampacked as customers return in droves to ‘let off steam’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It has gone from harmless pastime to…
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South Africa is close to breaking point and cannot truly embrace this Lions series | Craig Ray
Rugby has been pushed to the margins of national consciousness as the pandemic has increased poverty and civil unrest in an already deeply troubled nation As the Springboks and the…
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France fiasco to pingdemic U-turn: Boris Johnson’s week of chaos
In the last seven days the UK government has flailed from one controversy or misstep to the next Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Often, the political…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan eases lockdown as cases wane
Taiwan will ease its soft coronavirus lockdown from next week, with the number of daily reported Covid-19 infections falling in the past few weeks.The decision to lower the alert from…
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India’s famed ‘dabbawala’ food deliverymen tie up with restaurants to take on start-ups
After the Covid-19 pandemic shut offices and put Mumbai’s renowned lunchbox deliverymen out of work, the 130-year-old dabbawala network has tied up with a trendy restaurant chain to take on…
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NSW Covid outbreak: there are hints of what’s to come, and it doesn’t look good
As the strategy to quash the virus flounders, premier Gladys Berejiklian and chief health officer Kerry Chant pin their hopes on vaccines NSW Covid update: premier declares outbreak ‘national emergency’…
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Malaysia apologises for ‘human error’ after empty syringe used to deliver coronavirus vaccine
Malaysia has confirmed one case of an individual being injected with an empty syringe in its national vaccination roll-out, categorising it as a human error.The government further identified two cases…
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‘Zero Covid’ economies like Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia risk being left behind: EIU report
“Zero Covid” economies in the Asia-Pacific region risk being left behind as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, with years of potential border closures threatening their future prosperity, a…
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Asia’s planned travel bubbles burst by Delta variant as some governments cling to ‘zero Covid’ strategy
Fresh lockdowns and restrictions in Asia brought on by the faster-spreading Delta coronavirus variant are making the region’s pursuit of travel bubbles look like an increasingly fruitless endeavour.Air travel bubbles,…