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The Observer view on information about the rollout of the Covid vaccine | Observer editorial
It is right to celebrate the Oxford/AstraZeneca achievement but the government must tell the public when they will be inoculated Tomorrow, Britain will witness an extraordinary moment in its grim…
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Concerns grow about outbreak in west as case numbers rise – as it happened
Many customers of Sydney bottle shop are considered to be close contacts and must isolate for 14 days. This blog is now closed NSW hotspots list; Victoria hotspots list Covid…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction site hit by second Covid-19 outbreak as city confirms 41 new cases
Hong Kong recorded 41 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, as a fresh outbreak among 11 construction workers at the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin tunnel prompted authorities to issue mandatory testing…
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Healthcare to the electoral college: seven ways 2020 left America exposed | Robert Reich
The coronavirus and a near-catastrophic election showed Donald Trump is a symptom not a cause of what ails US society If America learns nothing else from these dark times, here…
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Couples workout: exercise together to lose more weight, the science says. Meet one couple who got fit quick
Moving to Hong Kong in 2017 was the motivation Arash and Harriet needed to lose weight and get into shape. Impressed by the city’s fitness culture, the husband and wife,…
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As Chinese tourists steer clear of Indonesia, resort islands in Bali and beyond feel the pinch
Pirates Cafe, in the waterfront city of Manado in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, once brimmed with laughter and chatter from groups of Chinese tourists who typically ordered a range of…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: when Covid-19 hit, many jumped on the mask-making bandwagon. Where are they now?
Nearly a year since Hong Kong came under the spectre of the coronavirus, local mask manufacturers, who jumped on the supply bandwagon at the start of the pandemic amid a…
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Why Covid-19 citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s fate deserves greater scrutiny
We should not allow holiday distractions, public health concerns or compassion fatigue to induce us to overlook yet another harsh prison sentence on a human-rights activist in China. Indeed, the…
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Coronavirus rains on Tokyo’s parade as Asakusa Samba Carnival postponed indefinitely
Festivals allow people to escape their everyday lives and experience the colour and cultures of the world without having to travel. In 2020, however, such opportunities were limited by the…
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Opera to return to Sydney after a nine-month hiatus due to coronavirus
The finishing touches were being put on a glitzy show at the Sydney Opera House Saturday, as the venue prepared to host an opera crowd for the first time since…