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Vienna’s virtual New Year’s Concert survives lockdown restrictions to bring classical music lovers some joy
While a virus-laden silence has descended over what is normally a busy period of concerts and balls in the Austrian capital, Vienna, the city’s New Year Concert on New Year’s…
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Giving people false hope about the pandemic isn’t ‘balanced’ – it’s dangerous | Owen Jones
The media should not promote disinformation under the guise of debate Professor Karol Sikora, an oncologist at the private Buckingham University, has become a social media star and a regular…
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UK economic outlook for 2021: Covid surge deepens the gloom
New lockdown restrictions cut chances of rapid recovery as unemployment rises The UK economy begins 2021 on the back foot as record numbers of coronavirus infections and tougher restrictions cloud…
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Foreign residents of Japan breathe sigh of relief on latest coronavirus measures
With coronavirus infections persisting in Japan, Frenchman Eric Fior, who owns a language school in Yokohama, decided several months ago to scrap all plans for a year-end overseas holiday. “It…
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Two Covid cases on NSW south coast linked to Melbourne cluster
Victorians tested positive after crossing the border into NSW, but numbers remain low in both states on New Year’s Day Latest hotspots in NSW Latest hotspots in Victoria Two Victorians…
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Coronavirus: India prepares to test vaccine delivery system; Singapore bans visitors from South Africa
India will test its Covid-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as the South Asian nation prepares to roll-out an inoculation programme to stem the world’s second-worst…
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Dr Anthony Fauci’s 2021 Covid-19 forecast for America
The leading US infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci foresees America achieving enough collective Covid-19 immunity through vaccinations to regain “some semblance of normality” by autumn 2021, despite early setbacks…
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Unlinked Covid cases of concern for SCG Test as PM says he ‘would love to’ attend
NSW reports three new locally acquired cases on Friday Scott Morrison expresses confidence in state government The number of unlinked Covid-19 cases in Sydney will help determine whether the SCG…
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Asia’s Covid-19 vaccine hopes hinge on good governance and countering anti-vaxxers
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced last month that Indonesians would get Covid-19 vaccines for free, he called on his cabinet ministers to “prioritise and reallocate other budgets … so…
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Coronavirus: good riddance 2020, but will 2021 be better for Hong Kong? Fortune-tellers point to sliver of hope
The spectre of the coronavirus cast a pall over most of 2020, and while a new dawn awaits every dark night, Hong Kong’s geomancy and cartomancy practitioners interviewed by the…