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Amid the pandemic, award-winning cartoons captured the public mood
The Guardian’s Ben Jennings and Henny Beaumont were honoured at the Political Cartoon of the Year awards for their work Guardian cartoonists had a successful night at the Political Cartoon…
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Tories, look in the mirror: hasn’t the price of being humiliated by Johnson become too high? | Gaby Hinsliff
Ministers sent out to defend the prime minister will surely tire of his betrayals. The question is – when? Thinking of throwing a boozy office party, a potential super-spreader event…
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Omicron threatens next year’s COP15 nature deal meeting in China
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus which causes Covid-19 threatens to scupper a flagship UN environment conference planned for China in the spring.Environmentalists are warning that the COP15 summit –…
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Covid news live: Australia to offer jabs to children aged five to 11; US Omicron cases mostly mild, CDC chief says
Australia will begin administering vaccines for children from January; nearly all of the 40 people in the US infected with Omicron were mildly ill South African Covid cases up 255%…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: more than 23,000 sign up for health code enabling mainland China travel in first hour of registration
More than 23,000 Hongkongers signed up on Friday in the first hour of registration for the city’s new Covid-19 health code, which is required for quarantine-free travel to mainland China…
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South Korea cuts human interaction in push to build ‘untact’ society
The government invests heavily to remove human contact from many aspects of life but fears of harmful social consequences persist For Seoul-based graduate Lee Su-bin, the transition to a new…
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Queensland border opening: stranded travellers begin arriving amid concerns about Covid tests delays
Border passes that are required to enter the state from Monday are not yet available as authorities urge people to consider delaying travel Follow the Guardian live blog Download the…
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Singapore reports first local Omicron coronavirus case
Singapore reported its first local Omicron case on Thursday, with the health ministry saying it expected more cases of the new coronavirus variant at its borders given its high transmissibility.The…
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Wales asks people to ‘flow before you go’ to stop Omicron spread
Mark Drakeford also urges mask-wearing in pubs as Covid cases likely to rise ‘quickly and sharply’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People should take a lateral…