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Covid contracts: inquiry to look into use of WhatsApp, says ICO
Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look…
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Scott Morrison wants a trouble-free Christmas but George Christensen’s Covid misinformation stands in the way
The PM wants Australians to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, rather than the Queensland MP spreading Covid misinformation The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has sought…
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NSW police investigate Covid-infected man who travelled from Sydney to Byron Bay
The man reportedly left a coronavirus-infected family member in hospital so he could inspect property in the Northern Rivers Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW Covid…
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NSW Covid update: record 356 new local coronavirus cases and three deaths reported
‘You can’t legislate against stupidity, arrogance and entitlement,’ health minister says Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictions Vaccine rollout tracker; get…
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Morrison responds to IPCC report; New South Wales records 356 new infections – as it happened
NSW records 356 new Covid cases as virus spreads across the state; Queensland records three new cases; Victoria records 20 new cases. This blog is now closed 9.41am BST That’s…
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Workspace provider IWG buoyed by boom in hybrid working
Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms and day offices up by 40% as businesses adopt home-office split Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Inquiries for office space…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: experts call for stepped-up testing for high-risk individuals amid Delta’s spread; city confirms 4 new cases
Unvaccinated Hong Kong residents at higher risk of coronavirus-related complications should undergo testing every week as an added precaution against the more contagious Delta variant, two top infectious disease experts…
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In Sydney’s coronavirus lockdown, east-west divide means the vulnerable are hit harder than the wealthy
On the sands of Bondi Beach, one of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs, surfers and seaside walkers jostle for space, while joggers clog the nearby promenade and fitness buffs huddle around public…
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Coronavirus: Canada reopens border to vaccinated Americans, US doesn’t reciprocate – yet
Canada has lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, go on holiday or visit while the United States is maintaining similar restrictions for Canadians, part of a…
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Coronavirus: Singapore hits 70 per cent vaccination threshold as restrictions ease; Sri Lanka rejects lockdown
Singapore said 70 per cent of its 5.7 million people have been fully vaccinated, and 79 per cent have received at least one dose, giving the city state one of…