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Soaring costs push Japanese companies to raise prices after years of stagnation, deflation
Premium telescopes, violin bows and speciality paper are bucking a deflationary trend that has defined Japan for decades – all have had their prices increased by companies confident they can…
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One in seven could still be infectious after five-day Covid isolation
Data casts doubt on case for allowing release from isolation after five days with negative lateral flow test Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One in seven…
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‘We’ve fallen into an abyss’: three music festivals cancelled in 24 hours as Australian industry reels
Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide events called off due to state restrictions, with thousands of jobs impacted in ‘perfect storm on steroids’ Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email…
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Australia is in a Clayton’s Covid lockdown – and an unworn pink dress is haunting me | Van Badham
In America and Ireland, at least, style mavens don’t bear the existential burden of wondering where their next RAT is coming from Get our free news app; get our morning…
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Repeated Covid boosters not viable strategy against new variants, WHO experts warn
Experts urge development of new vaccines that protect against transmission of the virus in the first place Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage World Health Organization experts…
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Job vacancies surge in Australia as Covid labour shortages choke supply chains
Openings spiked in late 2021 as lockdowns ended, data shows, and experts say staffing issues now ‘way worse’ than in Delta wave Get our free news app; get our morning…
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Jump in Shenzhen Covid-19 cases puts Hong Kong border hopes on hold
China’s southern city of Shenzhen remains on high alert after a further four new Covid-19 cases – one of them asymptomatic – were uncovered on Tuesday night, doubling the day’s…
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Coronavirus: in the Philippines, more than 2 in 5 people tested for Covid-19 have it; Indonesia begins booster roll-out
The percentage of positive Covid-19 tests have reached a record high in the Philippines, fuelling fears of a return to stricter curbs on movement and triggering a sell-off of stocks…
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Omicron Covid-19 may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain, scientists say
Scientists are seeing signals that Covid-19’s alarming Omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the United States, at which point cases may…
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Qld Covid-19 update: unvaccinated ‘nine times more likely’ to end up in hospital – video
Triple-vaccinated people are nine times less likely to end up in hospital than the unvaccinated, said Queensland chief health officer Dr John Gerrard. The number is based on data from…