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Having a panic attack? Stay calm and focus on your breathing to help regain control, expert says
At the height of Hong Kong’s fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, Sasha was working from home when suddenly her heart started thumping, her hands trembled over the keyboard and her…
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Sydney Covid lockdown restrictions: NSW coronavirus rules explained
New Covid restrictions for the greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong have been introduced. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted? Here’s the full…
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What the coronavirus vaccine roll-out says about innovation in an age of geopolitical rivalry
Covid-19 has resulted in loss of life and livelihoods while deepening political fault lines and exposing governance shortcomings. Emerging from the economic upheaval of the pandemic will be the next…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ban on flights from Britain pushes travellers to plan third-country stopovers
Hong Kong’s coming ban on arrivals from Britain due to Covid-19 fears has triggered a wave of flight and hotel cancellations, but some travellers still intend to make the trip…
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Hong Kong helpers allege sexual, physical abuse by employers during Covid-19 pandemic
The Hong Kong employer of a 29-year-old Indonesian domestic worker has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape.Police confirmed the charges just…
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UK Covid live: government help for pupils at risk of ‘lifelong’ loss of earnings from Covid ‘feeble’, MPs told
Latest updates: former education recovery commissioner criticises government’s response to Covid learning loss Whitty may get police protection as PM condemns ‘despicable harassment’ Business leaders get ‘significant economic benefit’ exemption…
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Coronavirus live news: Delta variant makes up 20% of cases in France; ‘3bn vaccine doses given worldwide’
French minister says cases of the variant are rising; about four in 10 jabs have been given in China, report says Brazil could have saved 400,000 lives with better government…
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Coronavirus: from Iran to Japan, leaders are seen getting vaccinated. Why not in China?
Iran released a video on Twitter last week showing its 81-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, receiving the first dose of a domestically produced coronavirus vaccine.It is a photo opportunity…
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Some GPs refuse to give AstraZeneca jab to young Australians eager to get Covid vaccine
Doctors blindsided by sudden change warn that Scott Morrison’s comments do not accord with expert advice Australia’s top medical body refuses to endorse PM’s announcement that under-40s can get AstraZeneca…
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Is Muhyiddin risking a constitutional crisis amid Malaysian king’s calls to reconvene parliament?
Malaysia’s king has for the second time in two weeks urged the government to reconvene the country’s suspended parliament as soon as possible, while analysts say a constitutional crisis may…