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Western Australia border reopening tests McGowan as Covid peak looms
The reopening comes after 697 days and one false start – and amid controversial new restrictions See all our coronavirus coverage Get our free news app; get our morning email…
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Fires and clashes break out at New Zealand parliament as police move in to clear protest
Clashes erupt between police in riot-gear and protesters as Māori leaders denounce violence at demonstrations that have run for weeks Fires burned across parliament grounds, and violent clashes broke out…
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Post-lockdown spending spree helps Australia’s economy rebound
Gross domestic product grew by 3.4% in December quarter, but recovery not as strong as some economists had predicted Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Pent-up…
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Coronavirus: South Korea logs record 219,241 infections; Australian PM Morrison tests positive for Covid-19
South Korea posted a record of 219,241 coronavirus cases for Tuesday, a sharp spike after the daily tallies hovered around 170,000, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on…
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Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff in England to end from mid-March
Health and social care workers will no longer be required by law to get vaccinated, says Sajid Javid Mandatory Covid jabs for health and social care workers in England will…
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Britons slow credit card spending and increase savings – for now
Debt charities expect borrowing levels to rise more sharply in spring as cost of living crisis bites Borrowing on credit cards and short-term loans slowed in January to its lowest…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong public hospitals to store corpses in private mortuaries, crematoriums extend service hours amid rising deaths
Hong Kong public hospitals will begin storing corpses in private mortuaries in a bid to ease the pressure on overwhelmed morgues due to surging Covid-19 deaths, while crematoriums have extended…
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‘I last went to school in December’: a headteacher’s battle with long Covid
Steve Bladon led his Lincolnshire school tirelessly through the pandemic and thought the worst was over – then fatigue set in Last month, Steve Bladon, a father of four, watched…
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Queen hosts virtual audiences after recovering from Covid
Monarch, 95, felt well enough to speak to three foreign diplomats via video link nine days after catching virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Queen…