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Coronavirus live news: Queensland steps up alert; protesters try to storm Reichstag
The world’s biggest gold mine has resumed operations in Indonesia, the company that runs it said Saturday, after workers blocked access to the site in protest at being stopped from…
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Academic marginalisation of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups increases amid coronavirus pandemic
Children from ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong have long struggled to learn Cantonese, but a lack of access to computers or the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic is a…
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Rishi’s dinners won’t stop businesses feeling empty by autumn
Britain loves a bargain – even, as it turns out, during a global health emergency. Dismissed as a gimmick at first, the government’s eat out to help out scheme has…
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Indigenous tribe in Ecuador appeals for help to deal with coronavirus
Climate change and multinational corporations have long posed a threat to the people of the Amazon rainforest. Now, however, the region’s indigenous tribes face an even more immediate danger: coronavirus.…
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‘Anti-corona’ extremists try to storm German parliament
Far-right extremists tried to storm the German parliament building on Saturday following a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions, but were intercepted by police and forcibly removed. The incident occurred…
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Gas companies say they are working with Covid commission and expect federal support soon
Gas companies have touted their lobbying efforts to get pipeline and infrastructure projects on the radar of the commission advising the federal government on coronavirus recovery. The National Covid-19 Coordination…
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Boris Johnson faces Tory wrath as party slumps in shock poll
Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with furious Conservative MPs over his government’s chaotic handling of Covid-19, as a new poll shows the Tories have surrendered a massive lead over…
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UK university reopenings risk Covid ‘public health crisis’, teaching union warns
Plans to reopen universities have been thrown into serious doubt as the UK’s largest academic union warns today that it is “too dangerous” for face-to-face teaching to resume, and calls…
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Coronavirus sceptics, conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers protest in London
Thousands of protesters from across the UK gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to protest against coronavirus restrictions and reject mass vaccinations. The event, which began at noon,…