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Panic in Britain as Omicron coronavirus crisis bites ahead of Christmas
Soaring Omicron cases left Britons scrambling on Thursday to make alternative Christmas plans, faced with cancellations, long queues for vaccines and France shutting the border to UK visitors.Britain recorded a…
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No 10 parties raise questions about whether PM will follow Covid science
Analysis: After a steady stream of reports, how likely is it that Boris Johnson will take advice about imposing tougher restrictions? • Boris Johnson joined No 10 party during May…
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Coronavirus: France says 110,000 fake health passes are in circulation
Some 110,000 fake health passes are in circulation in France, the interior ministry said Thursday, with hundreds of investigations launched against makers and users of the forged documents.The health pass,…
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China extends economic support for key small firms, aims to ‘deliver real results’
China will extend support to firms that form the backbone of its economy, with the latest financial measures viewed as a move to boost refinancing which “will become increasingly important…
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Coronavirus: Chinese manufacturing hub Dongguan reports more new local cases
China’s southern province of Guangdong on Thursday reported six local Covid-19 cases in Dongguan, a manufacturing city where millions of residents have been told to get tested.Three of the infections…
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Hong Kong jobless rate falls further to 4.1 per cent as labour market’s recovery from effects of coronavirus pandemic rolls on
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate eased further to 4.1 per cent in the rolling three-month period between September and November, down 0.2 percentage points from August to October, as the job…
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Beijing Winter Olympics: athletes’ rubbish to stay inside Games bubble to stop coronavirus spread
Beijing Winter Olympics organisers say measures to prevent cross-infections between athletes and the outside world are being extended to holding their rubbish inside the Games “bubble”.Officials said on Thursday that…
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Coronavirus: 3,000 cross-border travellers a day ‘doable’ when Hong Kong-mainland China border reopens; city awaiting results on possible first Omicron case in community
As many as 3,000 Hong Kong residents a day could be allowed to travel to mainland China under a much-anticipated quarantine-free scheme, the Post has learned, considerably higher than the…
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Australia news live update: Labor criticises $16bn in Myefo mystery spending; record high 1,742 NSW Covid cases; 1,622 in Victoria
Jim Chalmers has responded to the mid-year budget update; six injured in Melbourne crash; Qantas forecasts loss exceeding $1.1 billion; Queensland reports 22 new coronavirus cases, 24 in South Australia,…
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Covid news live: South Korea to reimpose dining curfews; South Africa reports daily cases record
South Korea to reduce gathering size to four people and introduce 9pm curfews for restaurants and cafes; South Africa reports its highest daily Covid tally since the start of the…