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Tokyo Olympics: between Covid-19 and financial worries, Japan weighs the cost of allowing spectators in stadiums
Yokohama resident Nana Kimura remembers rolling her eyes when her sports-mad husband admitted two years ago that he had paid 150,000 yen (US$1,360) for three tickets to the women’s 100-metres…
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Covid live: Israel to send 1m vaccines to Palestine in reciprocal deal; England offers jabs to all over-18s
Palestinian Authority agrees to send same amount back to Israel later this year; England opens vaccine booking to all adults A silent decimation: South America’s losing battle against Covid Wales…
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Lib Dems hail ‘shockwave’ victory over Tories in Chesham and Amersham byelection – UK politics live
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says party is threat to Conservatives after Sarah Green wins with 21,517 votes, leaving Tory Peter Fleet trailing with 13,489 Lib Dems win Chesham and…
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Legal fears raised over England and Wales fast-track Covid procedure
Exclusive: concern that hundreds of people may have been wrongly charged under rushed assessments Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 4,000 people in England and…
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A silent decimation: South America’s losing battle against Covid
Strained and underfunded health systems, economics and misinformation have all led to a surge in deaths The cold, tired and desperate relatives camped outside the Barrio Obrero general hospital in…
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Notting Hill carnival taken off the streets due to Covid pandemic
Organisers take ‘incredibly difficult’ decision due to ‘ongoing uncertainty and risk Covid-19 poses’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The organisers of the Notting Hill carnival have…
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Third of WA aged care workers would quit rather than take Covid vaccine; masks compulsory on Sydney public transport – as it happened
Police have fined Melbourne couple who travelled to Queensland during Victoria’s lockdown for providing false information. This blog is now closed. Masks compulsory on Sydney public transport after new Covid…
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NSW Covid update: masks compulsory on Sydney public transport after new ‘fleeting contact’ case
Victoria also recorded one new case on Friday as its acting premier criticised the slow vaccine rollout Sydney’s eastern suburbs cluster grows NSW Covid hotspots and map; Victoria exposure sites…
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Retail sales in Great Britain fall as people focus on dining out
Economists had forecast a 1.6% rise in May but drop in food shopping affects figures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Retail sales across Great Britain fell…
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England’s school assessment system favours the sharp-elbowed and the wealthy | Gaby Hinsliff
It’s a good sign that teachers, not algorithms, are in control this summer. But they face huge pressure to inflate grades Their leavers’ proms are cancelled due to Covid, their…