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Penny’s Bay diary: Dante’s Inferno? Hardly. But whisky with the neighbours will have to wait as life in a Spartan dorm room commences
South China Morning Post managing editor Brian Rhoads recently flew home to the United States to attend a memorial service for his late father. After he had already left, the…
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Global demand for coal could hit all-time high in 2022
Electricity from coal plants has risen by 9% this year to fuel economic recovery from Covid, says watchdog Coal power is on track to hit a new global record this…
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Compulsory Covid jabs ‘calamitous’ for dental services in England, says BDA
Thousands of dental staff will quit with ‘devastating consequences’ for patients, says dentists’ association Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dentists’ leaders have said mandatory jabs for…
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Our leaders are living in Wonderland if they think Covid case numbers don’t matter | Adrian Esterman
If the NSW government doesn’t act to reduce transmission, more hospital admissions and deaths are simply inevitable Australians should hold Christmas festivities outside to cut risk of Omicron spread, expert…
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Biden warns of ‘winter of severe illness and death’ for those unvaccinated against Covid
In many states, healthcare systems are already under strain due to an increase in Delta infections over the Thanksgiving holiday Joe Biden on Thursday warned of “a winter of severe…
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Property investment funds look to ramp up staff in Asia-Pacific next year as optimism returns, study finds
Most real estate funds that operate in Asia-Pacific will maintain or increase the number of staff they employ in the coming year, according to a joint study by accounting firm…
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Omicron: 2 doses of Sinopharm vaccine offers weak protection against new strain, finds study
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus evades immunity offered by an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm, a lab study has found.Researchers from the University of Washington and Swiss antibody…
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Omicron: where does the variant Covid-19 name come from? The Greek letter’s relationship to ‘eye’, its merging with ‘omega’, and why it’s not STEM-friendly
Alpha, beta, gamma, delta … Ever since the World Health Organization determined in May 2021 that its nomenclature for important strains in the Sars-CoV-2 variant classification would adopt Greek-letter names…
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The Guardian view on the Omicron surge: the public leads again | Editorial
The government is doing too little to head off soaring Covid infections – and too little to compensate the businesses and workers already suffering “Keep calm like Ma’am,” the Sun’s…
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Rishi Sunak faces fiscal dilemma after rare political misstep
Analysis: Ill-timed US trip and reluctance to turn bailout taps back on could tarnish chancellor’s carefully polished image Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hobnobbing with tech…