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With borders closed, our lifelines to family overseas have been cut. The isolation is suffocating | Daisy Dumas
The first exhibition I visited when I arrived in Sydney in 2010 was called On Their Own: Britain’s Child Migrants. I stumbled across those gut-wrenching stories, and their tragically false…
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‘No barrier’: government has power to provide coronavirus financial support now
The Australian government has the power to roll out paid pandemic leave via regulation, rather than having to pass new legislation through the parliament, according to advice from the parliamentary…
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The Guardian view on lockdown creativity: a freedom for female musicians? | Editorial
The coronavirus pandemic has reconfigured the home as a site of creativity, one glimpsed through webcams and headphones. The format will surely vanish when arts venues reopen. But for some…
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Coronavirus lockdown caused sharp increase of insomnia in UK
The lockdown triggered a sharp increase in anxiety-related sleeping problems, with mothers, key workers and people from minority ethnic backgrounds the worst affected, a study shows. The number of Britons…
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Nancy Pelosi says she has no confidence in Deborah Birx over handling of pandemic
House speaker Nancy Pelosi escalated an attack on Dr Deborah Birx, a senior scientist on Donald Trump’s coronavirus taskforce, in television comments on Sunday as Birx defended the administration’s handling…
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Pelosi accuses Trump, Birx of spreading misinformation about coronavirus
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Allie Bice on politico.com on August 2, 2020.US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday doubled…
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Violent criminality bounces back to pre-coronavirus levels
Violent criminality has climbed back to pre-coronavirus levels prompting warnings from London’s mayor and Birmingham’s police commissioner that it could escalate further as the pandemic crisis hits the economy. Sadiq…
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South Africa registers more than half a million coronavirus cases
South Africa has registered more than half a million confirmed cases of Covid-19, health officials have said, as the government struggles to retain public trust amid allegations of widespread corruption,…
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Thousands demonstrate against Netanyahu as Israel protests gain strength
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house over the weekend in what appeared to be the largest protest to date calling for the embattled Israeli prime…
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Covid-19: government ‘considers indoor mixing ban and M25 block’ in England
The UK government is reported to be exploring a range of measures to stop infections rising and keep Covid-19 in check in England – some of them for use in…