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Link Reit buys three prime shopping centres in Sydney as Australia relaxes Covid-19 curbs
Link Reit has invested in three retail properties in Sydney, in a diversification move after Asia’s largest real investment trust reported its second-worst annual revenue growth.The Hong Kong-based company paid…
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China records 65 local Covid-19 cases as people flee testing in Chengdu
China reported 65 new local symptomatic Covid-19 cases, up only slightly as some provinces claimed progress in controlling outbreaks – but police were investigating in Chengdu after people fled mandatory…
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Coronavirus: what to expect as US reopens to vaccinated foreign travellers
The United States was expecting a flood of international visitors crossing its borders by air and by land after lifting travel restrictions for much of the world’s population first imposed…
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‘How long can you maintain it?’ Cost of Taiwan’s pursuit of Covid zero starts to show
The island, once a pandemic success story, is effectively closed off to the world and despite the toll on tourism, trade and lifestyle there is no plan to reopen See…
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Australia news live update: Joyce slams former PMs’ criticisms of Morrison; Covid booster shots available from today; more freedoms for NSW
Adem Somyurek appears before Ibac; Victoria records 1,126 Covid cases and five deaths; NSW reports 187 cases, seven deaths; ACT has 13 new cases; Barnaby Joyce slams ex-PMs’ criticisms of…
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Coronavirus: Japan reopens to business travel, students; Singapore launches Australia, Switzerland travel lanes
Japan began easing border controls on Monday for fully vaccinated travellers excluding tourists, responding to requests from the business community following a rapid decline in infections.Everyone entering Japan must be…
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Covid live: ‘Plan B’ measures in England still possible, government advisor says; sharp rise in German infections
Sage advisor says ‘Plan B’ Covid measures still under consideration in England; Germany reports 23,543 new cases reported in past 24 hours For returned Australians, open borders bring new dilemmas…
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UK government could restrict travel for people who refuse Covid boosters
Sources say plans for travel restrictions being looked at, with 10m now having received third jabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 10 million people…
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NSW is easing more Covid restrictions for fully vaccinated people. What are the new freedoms?
There is now no limit on vaccinated visitors to the home, while singing and dancing is back at indoor venues Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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BA and Virgin Atlantic put aside rivalry for return of leisure flights to US
First transatlantic flights since Covid travel ban in March 2020 will take off from Heathrow at same time See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s long-haul airlines will put the…