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Parents refuse use of vaccinated blood in life-saving surgery on baby
New Zealand’s health services go to court over guardianship of four-month-old boy whose parents have not let heart operation go ahead New Zealand’s health service has made a court application…
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How far could China’s ‘zero Covid’ protests go?
China has been rocked by an outpouring of communal anger at the government’s restrictive ‘zero Covid’ lockdown policies. Could the protests develop into something more substantial? Tania Branigan reports The…
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Concern as Twitter stops enforcing policy against Covid-19 misinformation
Unannounced change in rules was made last week as health experts stress importance of combating disinformation Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against Covid-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public…
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China: police crackdown on anti-lockdown protests – video
Police in major cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai, have increased efforts to crackdown on zero-Covid protests. According to footage circulating on social media, police have made at least…
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‘This feels so much like Hong Kong’: territory’s solidarity with Chinese uprising
Veterans of Hong Kong’s 2019 protests see echoes in mainland’s anti-Covid anger, but fear a similar outcome Jack*, a Hongkonger, used to have a grim view of mainland Chinese people,…
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China covid protests: authorities call for crackdown on ‘hostile forces’
Streets flooded with police as top security body blames ‘infiltration and sabotage’ for unrest China’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 seconds China has sent university students home and flooded streets…
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Awkward silence: China official speechless after question on protests – video
China’s foreign ministry has defended the Communist party’s zero-Covid policy amid rare protests within the country. The foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, paused for a long time when asked by…
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Error at UK Covid testing lab might have led to 23 deaths, say experts
Mistake at Immensa Health Clinic Ltd lab in Wolverhampton led to 39,000 tests wrongly labelled negative At least 23 deaths might have been caused by a blunder at a privately…
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NSW government under pressure to scrap further 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling
State forced to cancel 33,000 fines so far but Revenue NSW argues ‘technical’ supreme court decision ‘does not mean offences were not committed’ Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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China’s economic opening up provides a blueprint for its exit from zero-Covid
China’s exit from zero-Covid poses huge logistical challenges and health risks, but its centralised system of governance offers some advantages. During its years of economic reform, centralised planning allowed China…