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Australia live news update: Victoria records 1,656 Covid cases; 268 cases in NSW; Melbourne and ACT lift more restrictions
Victoria records 1,656 cases and 10 deaths, NSW records 268 cases and 2 deaths; severe weather warning still in place for parts of Victoria; new freedoms for Melbourne and ACT…
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Yes it’s expensive, but failing to meet climate challenge will cost a lot more | Larry Elliott
Cop26 breakthrough will require rich nations to finally make good on promise to help poorer ones Next month’s Cop26 talks could end in abject failure. Anybody who has monitored the…
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Covid live: Singapore experiencing ‘unusual surge’ of cases; UK records 39,842 new infections and 165 deaths
Singapore reports 3,432 new cases day after highest single-day rise; UK cases between 22 and 28 October down 9.8% on previous seven days Russia brings in harsh new measures amid…
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Covid restrictions are easing in Victoria today. What changes, and what are your new freedoms on Friday night?
A the state hits its 80% vaccination milestone, Melbourne residents can enjoy new levels of freedom. Find out about the return to school, changes to mask rules and whether retail…
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UK has almost 250,000 stray cats, first study estimates
High number partly caused by people not neutering pets during lockdown and is concentrated in poorer areas With nearly 11 million cats living in about one in four households, they…
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Now it’s official: Brexit will damage the economy long into the future | Jonathan Portes
The Covid threat to GDP is waning, but don’t expect the pain wrought by leaving the EU to subside any time soon Jonathan Portes is professor of economics and public…
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Airlines increasingly unlikely to fly unvaccinated passengers to Australia
As NSW and Victoria reopen for international travel, they are drastically scaling back quarantine facilities for the unvaccinated Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Victoria Covid…
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Growing Covid clusters in regional NSW spark concerns ahead of long-awaited reopening
Regional residents brace for a spike in cases when Sydneysiders return but also hope for an end to economic pain of lockdown Get our free news app; get our morning…
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Covid rapid antigen tests: how do they work, and can Australians rely on them?
From Monday, Australians will be able to self-test for Covid. We examine how accurate home tests are compared with PCR tests Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…