COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: thousands of Hong Kong hotel bookings disrupted by government’s move to designate quarantine-only facilities
Thousands of hotel bookings for Hong Kong arrivals needing to undergo mandatory Covid-19 quarantine would have to be cancelled or rearranged after the government left several popular properties off its…
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First doctor in US receives coronavirus vaccine: ‘I went in today feeling very hopeful’
Dr Yves Duroseau was one of five healthcare workers to receive the inoculation as frontline workers and nursing home residents get priority Dr Yves Duroseau spent this morning reflecting on…
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Congress nears deal on US$1.4 trillion government funding measure
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Caitlin Emma and Sarah Ferris on politico.com on December 14, 2020.Congressional negotiators are closing in…
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The Morrison government’s handling of a difficult 2020 raises the bar for next year | Peter Lewis
The story of the next election is still to be written – likely with a different script from the one of recent political cycles 2020 has been a surreal and…
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More than half of UK’s furloughed jobs at risk of automation – report
Covid crisis is accelerating change, study by Fabian Society and Community finds More than half of furloughed jobs in the UK are at the highest risk of automation as the…
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New York City restaurant workers fear for livelihoods as indoor dining banned
Bill de Blasio warns of possibility of ‘full shutdown’ as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisation rates soar Restaurant owners and workers across New York City are fearing for their livelihoods after…
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Prime minister’s department says granting FOI request on taxpayer-funded research would ‘prejudice’ government
Department rejects bid to access project linked to ‘comeback’ campaign while Labor calls the spending inappropriate Scott Morrison’s department and his political office have rejected freedom of information requests for…
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Frank Lampard says fans should still be allowed in as London heads to tier 3
Chelsea manager says ‘it should be a level playing field’ Brighton, Everton, Liverpool and Southampton in tier 2 Frank Lampard has claimed that football should be exempt from the coronavirus…