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Hong Kong expands coronavirus vaccination programme to those aged under 30; BioNTech shots to close in September
Hong Kong will allow those aged under 30 to start booking their Covid-19 jabs next week in an expansion of the city’s vaccination programme, the government has announced.Top officials on…
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Hong Kong coronavirus: unvaccinated, locally based cargo flight crews can skip quarantine if flying from ‘low-risk’ countries
Hong Kong will allow locally based, unvaccinated cargo flight crews to skip quarantine if they have stayed in six Asia-Pacific countries deemed lower risk, while fully vaccinated aircrews will also…
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Coronavirus could still force Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, senior Japanese politician warns
A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on Thursday, as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than…
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Australia news live: last Australian troops to leave Afghanistan; NSW Aboriginal deaths in custody inquiry recommends sweeping reforms
NSW MPs call for end to police investigating themselves on 30th anniversary of royal commission; Queensland eases Covid restrictions; fashion designer Carla Zampatti farewelled in Sydney. Follow updates live Indigenous…
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Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine research ‘was 97% publicly funded’
Analysis rebuts claim by Boris Johnson that jab was developed ‘because of greed’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage At least 97% of the funding for the…
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Medics’ anger as Delhi orders private hospitals be reserved for Covid cases
Doctors say ‘absurd’ rule, made as second wave surges, is unfair on non-Covid patients Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Doctors have expressed fears for patients after…
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Mass Covid vaccination clinics pointless in Australia without greater supply, doctors say
Experts say if coronavirus vaccine supply increases, mass rollout could prevent wastage of Pfizer vaccine and remove several steps in the complicated distribution model What Australia can learn from world’s…
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China’s company finance chiefs see business improving in 2021 as world emerges from pandemic, Deloitte survey finds
Financial controllers at companies operating in China are expecting their businesses to perform better in 2021, bolstered by the global roll-out of vaccinations and rising consumer demand in Western economies,…
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Get vaccinated to bring Hong Kong back to a healthy normal, never mind the politics
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? To leave or not to leave? These are the two questions uppermost in the minds of Hongkongers now that vague red lines have made…
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Biden outlines Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘It’s time for American troops to come home’ – as it happened
President says ‘only the Afghans have the right to lead their country’ Roughly 1 in 5 Americans unwilling to take Covid-19 vaccine Blistering internal report reveals widespread failures by police…