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What are the plans for Prince Philip’s funeral?
Key questions answered around arrangements to commemorate life of duke, who has died aged 99 The Duke of Edinburgh has died at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. Plans…
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Tourism Board website hosting HK$10 million hotel discount giveaway in Hong Kong crashes under intense demand
The website hosting the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s giveaway of HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) worth of hotel discounts crashed on Friday under intense demand from the public. The website “Staycation…
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Coronavirus patient receives world’s first living donor lung transplant in Japan
Doctors in Japan announced on Thursday they have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage from Covid-19.The recipient,…
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Coronavirus: experts back quarantine-free travel to Hong Kong for fully vaccinated passengers from low-risk countries
Health experts have backed calls for fully vaccinated travellers from Covid-19 low-risk countries to be allowed quarantine-free entry into Hong Kong subject to conditions such as mandatory testing. The city’s…
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Coronavirus: countries worldwide hit with record Covid-19 deaths, new cases
Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set records this week for Covid-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in…
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Thailand’s ‘Hi-So’ elite blamed for new Covid-19 cases forcing closure of nightspots
Thailand is contending with a third wave of Covid-19 driven by a fast-spreading variant first identified in Britain after clusters were found across Bangkok’s wealthy party scene including at a…
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Australians under 50 are advised to avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine. So what are the alternatives?
The cautionary approach taken over the risk of clotting means the nation must turn to other coronavirus vaccines. We examine the likely candidates Australian doctors condemn vaccine ‘farce’ after AstraZeneca…
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How China took an unlikely lead in the global supply of Covid-19 vaccines
A banner with two flags is unfurled, a large box is lowered from a cargo hold, and cameras flash for a photo op as local politicians and a Chinese ambassador…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: authorities pause AstraZeneca vaccine delivery and order partial evacuation of residential building in Tuen Mun
Hong Kong has asked embattled drug giant AstraZeneca to delay delivery of 7.5 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine this year and is looking for a second-generation version of the…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Scott Morrison announces 20m more Pfizer vaccine doses after problems with AstraZeneca-led rollout
Vaccine rollout faces delays as authorities scramble to secure alternatives to AstraZeneca such as Pfizer for under-50s over blood clot fears. Follow updates live Australia issues blood clot warning for…