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Two men are accused of affairs after contact tracing data divulged as Covid-19 returns to China
Two people in China who contracted Covid-19 are now fighting online rumours that they were cheating on their partners after their movements were posted online as part of the government’s…
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A fractured federation? How the closing of state borders in the Covid crisis has raised old quarrels
I fancy myself a federationist, but when Victoria closed down, I am ashamed to admit that the old serpent of NSW schadenfreude re-awoke in me Last time there was a…
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Boris Johnson refuses, but what are the rules on when to self-isolate?
No 10 says PM did not come into close contact with civil servant who tested positive, though this is disputed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris…
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How a whole food plant-based diet can make you healthier and happier, and may even reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 infection
Before switching to a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle eight years ago, Charissa Areington struggled with bad skin breakouts, irritable bowel syndrome, sinusitis and fatigue. Fed-up with feeling less than 100…
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Why China’s economic slowdown could spell bad news for Asian currencies
China’s strong economic recovery is expected to fade in the months ahead, putting downward pressure on the yuan exchange rate and consequently creating headwinds for other Asian currencies, analysts said.China…
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Covid live: EU regulator finds no link between vaccines and menstrual disorders; UK 16-year-olds offered jabs
Europe drugs regulator says it has so far not found a causal link to menstrual issues; walk-in clinics open to older teens in Northern Ireland Covid: what we know now…
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St Vincent PM bloodied by rock thrown by anti-vaccine protester
Ralph Gonsalves taken to hospital after attack on Thursday Nurses and police protesting over fears of mandatory vaccines Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, has…
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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
In company memo, CEO says there is ‘zero tolerance policy’ for reporting to the office without Covid-19 inoculation CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to…
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Why are government experts holding off vaccinating under-16s in the UK? | Deepti Gurdasani
In the US and elsewhere, millions of 12-15 year olds have had the jab. The UK’s delayed approach seems overly cautious Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Time, perhaps, to forgive debts as poor countries sink deeper amid a pandemic recession
They say history never repeats itself, but often rhymes. So it seems with the Jewish celebration of “shmita” and Jubilee years, which I bumped into by chance last week during…