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Staff at London law firm can work from home full-time – if they take 20% pay cut
Stephenson Harwood makes offer as more City companies weigh up post-Covid flexibility for employees Staff at a top London law firm have been told they can work from home permanently…
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Proper investigation of Cummings ‘might have prevented’ Partygate
Former prosecutor for north-west England, Nazir Afzal, critical of police handling of alleged Covid rule breaches Partygate could have been avoided if the police had properly investigated alleged lockdown breaches…
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Australian researchers uncover clue to rare and severe response to Covid in children
Breakthrough could improve diagnosis and lead to development of treatment for condition that has baffled doctors for two years Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand reopens, welcomes back tourists – but not from India or China
The country reopened on Monday to about 60 visa-waiver countries, including Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. Most tourists from India, China and other non-waiver countries are still not allowed to enter.…
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Federal election 2022 live: key independents back Labor call for robodebt royal commission; RBA rate rise decision ‘not about me’, PM says
Scott Morrison focuses on cost of living concerns; Anthony Albanese marches for May Day in Brisbane; crossbenchers back call for royal commission into robodebt scandal; Sally McManus would support wage…
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Coronavirus: Beijing uses strict checks on food industry and free Covid-19 tests to fight outbreak
China’s capital reported 41 Covid-19 cases on Monday, including five asymptomatic infections, after the third round of mass testing ended. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Elderly patient mistaken for dead triggers new wave of Covid horror in Shanghai
Widely circulated video shows moment morgue workers realise patient is still alive as they load body bag into van. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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People at greatest risk of Covid death being prevented from accessing life-saving antivirals, RACGP says
Australia’s peak body for GPs says there is a lack of awareness about treatments, which if taken early can prevent severe disease Get our free news app; get our morning…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai reports 58 new cases in unguarded, low-risk zones in setback for city’s ‘societal zero-Covid’ push
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan instructed local officials to double down on lockdown controls to identify and quarantine every single case even though the overall outbreak is showing signs of abating. Read…
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Coronavirus: April deliveries of smart EVs plunge at Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng as Shanghai’s lockdown strains Tesla rivals’ supply chain to breaking point
Shrinking deliveries at Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng are dragging on their attempts to catch up with the industry’s bellwether Tesla for supremacy in the world’s largest market for automobiles…