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Xi Jinping in Covid scare during Hong Kong handover trip
Hong Kong legislator tests positive after meeting Chinese president, and city-wide testing begins in Macau to contain its worst outbreak A Hong Kong legislator who appeared in a group photo…
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Dying of Covid, my 93-year-old artist father was given hours to live. Surely he couldn’t paint himself out of this one? | Nigel Featherstone
During his latest brush with death, Jack was determined to defy the odds and face another season, paintbrush in hand Not just a number: families of five Australian pandemic victims…
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UK health chiefs brace for ‘bumpy ride’ amid fears over Covid wave
Dr Jenny Harries says hospitalisations are set to exceed April peak in weeks ahead as infections soar Health chiefs are braced for a “bumpy ride” over the coming months amid…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong lawmaker tests positive 2 days after posing for photo with Xi Jinping during 25th anniversary of handover celebrations
Steven Ho attended photo session with Chinese president on Thursday and tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Man drowns as Sydney floods continue; NSW SES commissioner warns area dams above 100% capacity – as it happened
Man drowns after boat capsizes in Abbotsford; vaccination mandates to ease on international flights; PM says ADF available as thousands are urged to evacuate in Sydney flood crisis; 30 Covid…
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Australia to dump Covid vaccine requirements and travel exemptions for international arrivals
People arriving in the country will no longer need to use the digital passenger declaration under changes to come into effect next week Australia surpasses 10,000 Covid deaths as authorities…
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Australia surpasses 10,000 Covid deaths as authorities warn of another wave of infections
Federal health minister Mark Butler says new BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants increase the risk of reinfection Not just a number: families of five Australian pandemic victims reflect on loss during…
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Hong Kong Sevens must be a proper comeback party, or we should wait
During the Sars epidemic, the government organised a series of events to announce to the world that Hong Kong was open to the world. The current proposal to hold the…
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Nio, XPeng and Li Auto reported healthy sales of electric cars in June as they emerge from Covid-19-induced disruption
China’s smart EV makers, having fully restored production from the Covid-19-induced disruptions between March and May, reported strong sales in June. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘In one fell swoop they’re gone’: how Covid tore through Melbourne’s St Basil’s
The 2020 outbreak at the nursing home was the deadliest in the city’s second wave and is the subject of a coronial inquest Not just a number: families of five…