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Can Asia’s nightclubs survive coronavirus?
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Zouk, one of Singapore’s oldest and most elaborate nightspots, easily attracted at least 3,000 partygoers a night. Now it sees only 150 patrons every evening and…
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Coronavirus: US Pentagon approves 20 more military vaccination teams
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 20 more military vaccination teams that will be prepared to go out to communities around the country, putting the department on pace to…
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Coronavirus: pandemic is likely here to stay, says EU health agency chief
The world should be prepared for the coronavirus to continue to circulate long-term despite the roll-out of vaccines, the head of the EU’s ECDC health agency, Andrea Ammon, said on…
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Coalition’s brazen ‘within the rules’ defence doesn’t pass the pub test | Katharine Murphy
Whatever happened to sanctions for poor judgment, a ritualised apology or even a modicum of embarrassment? With a national Covid-19 vaccination rollout imminent, you’d think Greg Hunt might have better…
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Australia needs a more consistent and sensible approach to Covid-19 border decisions | Catherine Bennett
There seem to be a number of elements at play that are preventing a more coordinated approach Border closures to date have been inconsistent across states and territories. An event…
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UK immigration officials ‘have had no information’ about hotel quarantine
Border staff have not been briefed about even the basics of the system starting on Monday, says union Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Immigration officials expected…
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‘Roaring 20s’ will follow Covid-19 pandemic, says L’Oréal
World’s biggest cosmetics group says there will be a ‘fiesta in makeup and in fragrances’ The pandemic will give way to another “roaring 20s” according to L’Oréal, the world’s biggest…
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UK Covid live: R value below 1 for first time since July as number receiving first vaccine dose passes 14m
Latest updates: R number at between 0.7 and 0.9; more than half a million got jab in last 24 hours, but 758 further deaths recorded Wales is first UK nation…
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Coronavirus live: ‘all hypotheses still open’ on virus origin, says WHO; Germany shut parts of land border
French health authority will give one jab to previously infected people; Germany to ban travel from Czech border regions and Austria’s Tyrol Trump’s case of coronavirus was far worse than…
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Impeachment trial: Trump’s defense team expected to keep arguments brief – live
Trump advisor: team expected to use just four hours for defense ‘Accomplice’ senators who amplified Trump lies now get a say in his fate Senate hears how Trump stoked Capitol…