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Coronavirus: Myanmar outbreak hammers health system shattered after coup
Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital near Myanmar’s border with India highlight the threat to a…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants to get ‘two days off’ as vaccine perk; no new infections
Hong Kong’s civil servants will receive paid leave for each Covid-19 vaccine shot in a bid to boost the city’s sluggish inoculation rate, according to a government source.But they must…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants to get ‘two days off’ as vaccine perk in bid to boost inoculation rate
Hong Kong civil servants will receive up to two days of paid leave as a perk for getting Covid-19 shots in a bid to boost the city’s sluggish vaccination rate,…
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Coronavirus: US shop selling Star of David-like ‘not vaccinated’ badges hit with social media backlash
A hat shop in the US state of Tennessee has been hit with backlash after promoting a yellow star patch like those worn by Jews in Nazi-era Germany, labelled “not…
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Tourism-starved Bali seeks a balance as foreigners skirt its Covid-19 rules
For the foreigners riding out the Covid-19 pandemic on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, the beaches of Seminyak and Canggu offer a lifestyle from 2019 – a time before social…
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Kumbh Mela: how a superspreader festival seeded Covid across India
From across India, millions of Hindu pilgrims came to take a ritual dip in the Ganges, then returned home carrying Covid-19. Here are their stories Coronavirus – latest updates See…
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China and Covid-19 on minds as Australian, New Zealand leaders meet
The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand will meet face-to-face for the first time in 15 months on Sunday, amid signs of division between the neighbours on how to…
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Anti-vaccine passport protesters storm Westfield mall in London
Shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush had to shut after hundreds of marchers arrived chanting ‘no more lockdowns’ Hundreds of anti-vaccine passport protesters invaded the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush…
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United States colleges beg Joe Biden to save international student enrolment
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Bianca Quilantan and Lauraine Genota on politico.com on May 29, 2021.A steadily growing pipeline of…
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There is no rhythm in Australia’s economy, just uncertainty mixed with hope | Greg Jericho
GDP figures out this week will probably look good, but there is still a big hole to fill and the future remains precarious This Wednesday the latest GDP figures will…