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The Queen’s a class act but the bills she has to read out are not | John Crace
Boris Johnson’s Queen’s speech wish list of legislation has some big omissions and dubious inclusions First came Charles and Camilla, followed a short while later in a black Range Rover…
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Coronavirus: US touts free Uber and Lyft rides as vaccination rates fall
The White House on Tuesday announced a series of steps aimed at boosting US Covid-19 vaccination rates, including a partnership with ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft, as it seeks to…
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‘Small minority’ of Singapore residents sowing racism against local, expat Indians: minister
A small minority of Singapore’s residents are sowing racism against local and expatriate Indians in the same manner as the discrimination being imposed on Asian people in the United States,…
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Australian government commits to several years of budget deficits to support recovery from coronavirus pandemic
Australia’s government on Tuesday pledged billions in spending to sustain an economic recovery from the Covid-19 slump that has blitzed even the most optimistic projections, a move that will keep…
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Malaysia, Philippines among Southeast Asian economies struggling amid coronavirus resurgence
The Philippine and Malaysian economies continued contracting in the first three months of the year, adding to signs that some of Southeast Asia’s biggest nations are struggling amid a resurgence…
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Italian woman got 6 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine by mistake
A 23-year-old Italian woman received six doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, after a nurse at a hospital in Tuscany accidentally injected an entire vial.Italian news agency AGI reported…
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Coronavirus live news: India variant ‘of concern’ globally, says WHO; Pfizer vaccine approved for US 12-15-year-olds
India variant could be more transmissible, says WHO Covid chief; Pfizer vaccine approved in US for 12-year-olds in an emergency; Everest climbers urged to bring back oxygen cylinders for Nepal…
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Man tests positive to Covid in Melbourne days after completing hotel quarantine in South Australia
The man, aged in his 30s, tested positive Tuesday morning after returning to his home in Melbourne’s north on 4 May • NSW restrictions: what you can and can’t do…
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What is the deadly ‘black fungus’ seen in Covid patients in India?
Usually very rare, mucormycosis has a high mortality rate and is difficult to treat A rare black fungus that invades the brain is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in…
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Coronavirus: blame game in Spain after street parties mark end of curfew
The Spanish government and opposition blamed each other after crowds of mostly maskless youths partied in the streets of Madrid and Barcelona when a state of emergency imposed to curb…