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Australia news live: Greg Hunt has ‘full confidence’ in NZ Covid controls after border worker contracts coronavirus
Queensland premier says people need confidence in vaccine before mass rollout; US secretary of state says countries investing in new coal ‘will hear from US’. Follow all the latest news…
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‘The system isn’t working’: the expats in Greece who can’t book Covid jabs
In a country where the inoculation drive is linked to ownership of a social security number, many have slipped through the net On Hydra, the Greek isle long famous for…
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Oppression of journalists in China ‘may have been factor in Covid pandemic’
China placed 177th in Press Freedom Index, with warning that persecution of reporters can have international impact Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Persecution of journalists in…
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Coronavirus: Singapore’s migrant workers remain segregated, weeks after new cases among them dropped to near zero
It has been a year since migrant workers in Singapore were confined to dormitories to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 in their ranks from spreading across the island. Now, weeks…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s first locally detected mutated strain could be South African variant, top government adviser says
Hong Kong’s first locally detected mutated strain of the coronavirus could be the South African variant, a leading government adviser on the pandemic said on Tuesday, with authorities expected to…
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Coronavirus: UK adds India to ‘red list’ as US warns against travel; New Zealand reports new case
Britain has imposed its strictest travel curbs on India following an explosion of coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation, with the United States also advising against all travel to…
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Tens of thousands in UK avoided universal credit during Covid over stigma
Fear of being seen as a “scrounger” meant those entitled didn’t sign on during early stage of pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of thousands…
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Biden says he’s willing ‘to compromise’ with Republicans on infrastructure bill – as it happened
President meets with a bipartisan group of lawmakers Biden says everyone in US now eligible for Covid vaccine Biden directs agencies to stop using phrases like ‘illegal alien’ Sign up…
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Greta Thunberg condemns vaccine inequality between rich and poor countries
Climate activist calls for governments and Covid vaccine developers to ‘step up their game’ to address vaccine nationalism See all our coronavirus coverage Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged…
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Coronavirus: allow vaccinated domestic workers into Hong Kong, employment agencies urge after two-week ban imposed on Philippines, India and Pakistan
Hong Kong employment agencies have called for alternatives to a two-week coronavirus-related ban on arrivals from the Philippines, India and Pakistan, including allowing vaccinated domestic workers entry to the city,…