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California county recalls top official, giving militia-aligned group a path to government
Supervisor Leonard Moty has been ousted after two years of threats and increasing hostility over pandemic health restrictions Voters in far northern California have solidified the ouster of a Republican…
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Coronavirus: can Hong Kong’s public health care system cope with fifth wave of infections and what options does it have?
Hong Kong health experts have warned of an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases after the Lunar New Year holiday, sparking concern whether the city’s overburdened public health care system, as…
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Coronavirus: Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand report record daily cases
Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand have reported record daily Covid-19 community cases.Singapore’s Covid-19 infections surged after the Lunar New Year holiday with the number of new local cases tripling…
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US Covid-19 death toll surpasses 900,000 – driven in part by Omicron
US deaths from Covid-19 have surpassed 900,000, accelerated to the highest levels in 13 months by the surge in infections caused by the Omicron variant, according to data compiled by…
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Stress, anxiety, trauma: how Hong Kong Covid-19 travel curbs affect the mental health of expat families, for whom there are few upsides to isolation
An ambulance pulls up outside one of the austere blocks at Penny’s Bay, Hong Kong’s quarantine camp, where arrivals to the city and close contacts of Covid-19 cases are confined…
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US Covid death toll surpasses 900,000
The two-year total compiled by Johns Hopkins University comes less than two months after eclipsing 800,000 deaths Propelled in part by the wildly contagious Omicron variant, the US death toll…
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Police have photo of Boris Johnson with beer at lockdown party, say reports
Photograph understood to be among those submitted by Met to Sue Gray inquiry into breaches of Covid rules Police have a photograph of Boris Johnson holding a can of beer…
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China’s zero-Covid strategy risks further economic disruption, report warns
China’s continuation with its zero-tolerance approach against the coronavirus will deepen consumption woes and supply chain risks, as well as set back the nation’s efforts to deleverage and rebalance its…
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Aged care providers plead for defence force help after Scott Morrison admits ‘crisis’
Retired healthcare workers could also help fill shifts in Covid-ravaged nursing homes, union says Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Major Australian aged care providers have…
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‘I’m alone’: grandfather says to still deny adult children entry to Australia is ‘a slap in the face’
Stewart Hayter is on his ‘last reserves of emotional strength’ as he watches the government open the border to working backpackers, students and soon tourists Get our free news app;…