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Pupils in England to be offered 100m hours of tuition in Covid catch-up plan
Government’s £1.4bn programme of tutoring courses won’t be enough, warns its education recovery tsar Pupils will be offered an extra 100m hours of tuition under post-pandemic catch-up plans unveiled today…
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Did you know that apparently the vaccine rollout is incredibly complex? NOBODY CARES! | First Dog on the Moon
They have all the information they need – and yet somehow every day the federal government appear to be shocked and surprised by events Sign up here to get an…
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Australia is in a race against Covid-19. I’m waiting to hear the starting gun | Michael Toole
There must be a greater effort to vaccinate aged and disability care workers. This has to happen with desperate urgency Just two weeks ago, Australians were living in a Covid-19-free…
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Coronavirus: bookings brisk for Hong Kong ‘cruises to nowhere’, operator says, as punters crave a summer holiday
Bookings for Hong Kong’s “cruises to nowhere” have been brisk, with the ships emerging as an alternative venue for wedding receptions and corporate activities, and the public desperate for a…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan to step up vaccination drive with 2 million doses to arrive by end of June
Taiwan will step up vaccinating its people with 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines due to arrive before the end of this month as it fights a worsening outbreak which…
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Coronavirus: US to detail ‘no strings’ global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses
The United States will announce in the next two weeks how it plans to distribute 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses it has pledged globally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
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Covid-19 vaccination certificates for travel: Germany, Greece among first EU countries to launch them
Greece, Germany and five other European Union nations introduced a vaccination certificate system for travellers on Tuesday, weeks ahead of the July 1 roll-out of the programme across the 27-nation…
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Australia’s economy returns to pre-Covid size on back of household spending
National accounts show country among just five worldwide to return to former level as spending in cafes and restaurants rises 14.8% in last quarter Australia’s economy is back to its…
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Experts dispute Victoria claim that Kappa variant is more infectious than previous Covid outbreaks
Physicians say state government has jumped gun in stating Kappa is spreading faster, with evidence suggesting ‘there’s nothing different’ Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions explained Victoria Covid case alerts and exposure…
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Coronavirus outbreak in southern China forces organisers to postpone Shanghai Air Expo
China has postponed an international aviation and aerospace expo in Shanghai following a surge of Covid-19 infections in the southern province of Guangdong, highlighting ongoing challenges for businesses operating during…