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Covid relief: Trump demands changes to sign $900bn bill
Outgoing president says $600 stimulus payout to most Americans should increase to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple Donald Trump has suggested he may not sign the bipartisan $900bn pandemic…
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Coronavirus reaches Antarctica, last continent untouched by pandemic
The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth.Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that…
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I lost money, gigs and community in lockdown. Streaming on Twitch brought it back | Eilish Gilligan
In Melbourne isolation, Eilish Gilligan’s streaming schedule was the only thing that got her up in the morning. It brought her much more than that too This year, Covid-19 shut…
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Donald Trump threatens to torpedo Covid stimulus bill, calls it a ‘disgrace’
US President Donald Trump threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive pandemic relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.Trump…
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Weak growth, resistance to reform and scepticism about trade threaten India’s Covid-19 economic recovery
Covid-19 has severely damaged the Indian economy. The nation is in recession after two successive quarterly GDP contractions, of minus 23.9 per cent and minus 7.5 per cent. The prospects…
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Sydney Christmas restrictions: how many guests are allowed under Covid rules?
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced ‘modest changes’ for 24, 25 and 26 December As Sydney battles a Covid-19 outbreak on the northern beaches, the New South Wales premier, Gladys…
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Labor calls for Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout to be accelerated
Anthony Albanese says it makes no sense for Australia to delay unnecessarily while the US, UK and Europe are already vaccinating NSW Covid hotspots – list of venues and case…
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Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take, experts say
Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take from a pool of suppliers, medical experts said on Tuesday, after the health minister sought to clarify…
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US poised for deadliest year ever as pandemic cuts life expectancy, experts say
Life expectancy could drop by three years, says CDC expert Virus cases pass 18m and deaths pass 320,000 Trump suggests he may not sign relief package without changes Coronavirus –…
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On the road to nowhere: France border closures causes UK lorry chaos – in pictures
The decision by France to close its borders to incoming freight traffic from the UK has caused chaos in Dover – the gateway to Europe – and roads leading to…