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Whether in closed Hong Kong or open Singapore, the rich have economic immunity to Covid-19. It’s the poor who suffer
Singaporean father of three YJ works as a warehouse supervisor and used to earn an additional S$1,000 (US$730) a month setting up banners and dismantling fixtures at trade shows and…
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Amnesty UK accused of ‘spreading false information’ about Northern Territory Covid outbreak
NT Aboriginal health organisation and Amnesty’s Australian arm ‘extremely disappointed’ by UK office’s statement Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Amnesty UK has been accused of…
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Covid live: England and Israel ban flights from southern Africa
England and Israel ban travel from countries in southern Africa following detection of new variant Angela Merkel warns ‘every day counts’ as cases exceed 75,000 a day for first time…
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Action over variant shows government keen to avoid Christmas calamity of 2020
Analysis: variant provides test of whether relaxation of rules and booster push is effective policy South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list Coronavirus – latest updates See…
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South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list over new Covid variant
Flights from six countries will be banned as officials review travel measures after scientists voice concern over variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Flights from southern…
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What do we know about the new ‘worst ever’ Covid variant?
UK places South Africa on red travel list over B.1.1.529 variant picked up by scientists in country South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list See all our…
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BTS fans travel to US to attend K-pop band’s first concerts since Covid-19 pandemic struck
When K-pop sensation BTS announced that their first in-person concerts since the start of the pandemic would be in the United States, Kim Ji-eun immediately booked a flight and hotel,…
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‘We pray for them’: Biden pays tribute to Covid victims in Thanksgiving message
President wishes Americans a closer-to-normal holiday amid rise in coronavirus infections President Joe Biden on Thursday wished Americans a happy and closer-to-normal Thanksgiving, the second celebrated in the shadow of…
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South Africa detects new coronavirus variant with many mutations, prompting UK travel ban
Scientists in South Africa said on Thursday they had detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers.The number of…
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No more pandemic excuses – this Thanksgiving we are going to a party | Emma Brockes
Covid is finally starting to recede into the background to join all the other risks we accept as part of living our lives One of the hardest things about adjusting…