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Australia lagging on contributions to global body funding Covid vaccine research
Australia’s contribution to a global body funding Covid-19 vaccine research is half that of New Zealand’s and a fraction of the UK’s and Canada’s, data shows. Scott Morrison has been…
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Police presence at Melbourne towers was ‘dehumanising’, infectious disease doctor says
An infectious diseases doctor seconded by Victoria’s health department to work in the nine public housing towers placed under hard lockdown is “furious” about the way residents were treated, arguing…
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Nearly 300 workers test positive at M&S sandwich supplier in Northampton
Almost 300 workers have tested positive for coronavirus following an outbreak at a factory in Northampton that makes M&S sandwiches. Greencore said some of its staff are self-isolating after a…
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From Barcelona to New Zealand, how destinations are shaping tourism’s ‘new normal’
It started with clear canals in Venice. Then came stories of thriving turtle populations in Thailand and Greece, and plummeting levels of air pollution in northern India, meaning the Himalayas…
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Tui loses £1.8bn so far this year amid Covid-19 travel shutdown
Tui, Europe’s biggest holiday company, has warned that business is unlikely to return to normal until 2022 as it revealed losses so far this year have totalled €2bn (£1.8bn). In…
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Surge in Covid-19 cases across Europe linked to young people
Surges in Covid-19 cases in countries across Europe are due largely to a rise in infections among young people, data from national agencies shows, prompting fears among experts that the…
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Coronavirus latest: more than 750,000 dead as Europe struggles with second virus wave
The total number of people killed by the coronavirus pandemic around the world passed 750,000 on Thursday, with some countries toughening control measures as caseloads once again creep up.Latin America…
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The age of the office is over – the future lies in Britain’s commuter towns | Simon Jenkins
Is the office dead? Not an office, which everyone needs, but “the office”, the institution, the corporate HQ, the great overhead in the sky. Just as once the farm gave…
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For parents and teachers, sending children back to school will be a leap of faith | Gaby Hinsliff
It’s high summer on the beaches of Suffolk and Norfolk, and the bucket-and-spade season is in full swing. But for some families, holidays are ending early this year. School starts…
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India offers Maldives half a billion reasons to distance itself from China
India on Thursday pledged US$500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.The Maldives borrowed billions…