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December 23, 2020
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Scrutiny slippage? Johnson’s own MPs blench at lack of vote on tier 4 Covid rules

Analysis: Covid Recovery Group members say parliamentary debate crucial for ‘greater legitimacy with public’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In the latest of a series of…
December 23, 2020
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The puzzle of rising UK wages reveals an unprecedented and tragic truth

Average pay seems to be up but only because so many low-paid jobs are being lost and thus no longer counted A perfect storm has pitched the UK plc into…
December 23, 2020
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Australia coronavirus live: NSW reports eight more Covid cases as premier modifies Christmas restrictions in Sydney

Sydney to keep 10-visitor rule but from 24-26 December children under 12 not counted; lockdown continues in half of northern beaches, but small Christmas gatherings allowed. Follow all the latest…
December 23, 2020
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Coronavirus live news: Singapore stops entry or transit from UK; first British passengers arrive in France after ban

UK entrants to France must have negative Covid test … Europe had nearly half world’s weekly deaths, says WHO … Anthony Fauci ‘extremely confident’ in vaccine. Follow latest updates 5.17am…
December 23, 2020
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NSW premier touts relaxation of Sydney Covid restrictions for Christmas

Gladys Berejiklian loosens restrictions amid northern beaches outbreak as tensions escalate with Annastacia Palaszczuk over border closure The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has said “very modest” relaxations to…
December 23, 2020
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Delayed Covid vaccines for poor countries ‘will leave Europe vulnerable for years’

Wealthier countries will be dealing with coronavirus in 2022 and beyond, says UN humanitarian agency chief Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Poorer countries are unlikely to…
December 23, 2020
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Social media war over Daniel Andrews driven by hyper-partisan and ‘fake’ accounts – study

Research finds anonymous ‘sockpuppet’ accounts stirred up the battle between #IStandWithDan and #DictatorDan The #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan social media war waged during Victoria’s second coronavirus wave was driven by a…
December 23, 2020
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Spain’s ‘Fat One’ Christmas lottery doles out US$2.9 billion in prizes

Fortune shined Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One).The…
December 23, 2020
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Coronavirus latest: Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Singapore restrict travel from UK

Asian governments have moved to tighten border restrictions for travel from the UK due to the discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus mutation there.Japan will ban the entry of non-Japanese…
December 23, 2020
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Starvation death of mother and daughter in Japan reveals harsh cost of poverty in the time of coronavirus

Support centres across Japan have reported a surge in inquiries from people facing poverty, apparently stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the death from starvation of an elderly woman and…