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‘Fit and well’: Daniel Andrews marks his return by slamming ‘vile’ injury rumours
After four months off, Victoria’s premier insists he won’t engage with the opposition’s comments about his accident Daniel Andrews is beginning his first week back at work at the biggest…
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Coronavirus: record deaths in Moscow; South Africa hardens lockdown
Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the Delta variant first detected in India.Russia has seen an explosion…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to ban all travellers from Britain, as it puts country back on ‘extremely high-risk’ list
Hong Kong will put Britain back on its list of “extremely high-risk” countries and ban incoming travellers from Thursday in a bid to keep out Covid-19 variants.Health authorities on Monday…
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NRL to make call on State of Origin as sport scrambles again in face of Covid outbreaks
Newcastle a ‘viable alternative’ to Sydney for Game Three Melbourne hub for AFL teams shapes as strong possibility NSW want State of Origin III to still be played on home…
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In Indonesia, anti-vaccine messages come with a dose of religion, anti-Chinese sentiment and conspiracy theories
Anti-vaccine messages in Indonesia are often spread by religious micro-influencers and sprinkled with conspiracy theories, anti-government narrative and anti-Chinese sentiment, a new report has found, posing a challenge for the…
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Gladys Berejiklian voices vaccine frustration at federal government ahead of national cabinet meeting
The NSW premier, who has so far avoided blaming the federal government, says more should be done to make vaccines easily accessible The Delta variant has rebooted Covid – so…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia announces US$36 billion aid package but lockdown continues; Australia races to stem Delta’s spread
Malaysia on Monday unveiled a 150 billion ringgit (US$36 billion) aid package to help people through a nationwide lockdown that was extended for a second time with Covid-19 infections still…
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Qld Covid restrictions: update to Brisbane and south-east Queensland coronavirus rules explained
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has reintroduced coronavirus restrictions for several SEQ local government areas, including mask wearing indoors, in response to new cases in the state’s south-east Follow our Covid…
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K-pop ads help to drive up traffic for Thailand’s tuk tuk taxis
Bangkok “tuk tuk” taxi driver Samran Thammasa, 39, had never heard of K-pop star Jessica Jung before the coronavirus pandemic, but now the singer’s Thai fans are helping him survive…
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Living with Covid-19: is Macau working with Hong Kong to reopen borders?
Just days after Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that her administration had initiated talks to reopen its borders with Macau, following a 14-day streak of no local infections…