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‘Poisoned chalice’: senior Tories sought for place on committee judging PM
Boris Johnson faces investigation by privileges committee into whether he lied to Commons over Partygate Experienced Tory MPs with a “neutral” attitude to Boris Johnson are being sought to sit…
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Beijing halts weddings and funerals and closes schools in Covid fightback
Stockpiling rife as city acts in attempt to avoid Shanghai-style lockdown Beijing has closed schools and suspended weddings and funerals in the city of 22 million in a whirlwind effort…
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Chinese city of Guangzhou grounds all domestic flights for two days after Covid-19 cases found among airport staff
The announcement came a day after Baiyun International Airport said ‘abnormal’ cases had been detected among staff. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Moderna asks US to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for children under age six
Moderna submits data to FDA, in hopes low-dose shots to protect babies, toddlers and preschoolers will be available by summer Moderna on Thursday asked US regulators to authorize low doses…
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Hong Kong exports plunge 8.9 per cent as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts flow of goods over mainland China border
Figure for March marks first decline since October 2020, as trade hit by scores of city’s drivers becoming infected. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Mainland Chinese care worker at Covid-19 holding centre found dead in Hong Kong hotel
Woman identified as 50-year-old Zhang Xiu, who arrived in Hong Kong from Guangxi province. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Australia politics live updates: Labor says low wage growth ‘not an accident’; Lambie disputes Hanson preference deal claims; 50 Covid deaths
Households need more than one-off payments, says Jason Clare; Jacqui Lambie and Pauline Hanson in dispute over preference deal claims; foreign minister voices concerns over ‘secret’ China-Solomons pact; Labor’s Jim…
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‘It’s like being a therapist’: the highs and lows of an independent bookstore
In new documentary Hello, Bookstore, a small Massachusetts shop is observed over an extended period as Covid-19 threatens to close it forever For Matt Tannenbaum’s bookstore in Lennox, Massachusetts –…
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Risk of recession in Europe, US and China is rising by the day | Kenneth Rogoff
Threat of synchronised global downturn may recede by late 2022 but collapse in one region will affect others Is the global economy flying into a perfect storm, with Europe, China,…
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China sticks to strict border rules as Beijing steps up Covid-19 controls
Immigration authority pledges to maintain ‘highest levels’ of prevention and control for inbound or outbound travellers. Read the original article at South China Morning Post