COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria premier Daniel Andrews holds press conference as 1m jobs lost
Alan Jones is the latest speaker announced at the Conservative conference, CPAC. Jones “hates to put it as bluntly as this, but the country is in a mess … but…
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Coronavirus live news: Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial put on hold; England bans gatherings of more than six
It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home…
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The play’s not the thing, the theatre is: returning to live performance is like returning to humanity | Jane Howard
The last time I went to the theatre, I knew I wouldn’t be back for a while. It was mid-March, the final Sunday of Adelaide’s festivals; the government was “advising…
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Trouble in store as Covid canning craze leads to empty shelves and price gouging
It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home…
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Crowds eschew masks at Trump rally as president mocks Biden over social distancing
A packed crowd of hundreds gathered in North Carolina for a Donald Trump campaign rally on Tuesday, with many people forgoing masks, in defiance of state guidelines capping gatherings at…
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Can Bali survive a continued coronavirus closure? It has bounced back before
Late last month, Bali’s governor, Wayan Koster, dashed the dreams of many hopeful holidaymakers when he announced the Indonesian island would remain closed to international tourists for the rest of…
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Crowds cram in for Trump rally in North Carolina, with few masks despite rule – as it happened
From me and Joan E Greve: Speaking at a crowded campaign rally in North Carolina where many voters were not wearing face masks, as mandated by the state, Donald Trump…
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Hong Kong’s hotel investment market reels from coronavirus, protests, with prices tumbling and landlords suing
Hong Kong’s hotel investment market is reeling from the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, with only one transaction taking place this year and landlords suing hotels for millions in rent…
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Oxford University Covid vaccine trial put on hold due to adverse reaction in participant
The development of a promising Covid-19 vaccine has been put on hold due to an adverse reaction in a trial participant. A spokesman for AstraZeneca, the company working with a…
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Suddenly single income: what happens in a relationship when one partner loses their job?
“Like having a brick thrown at you,” is how Belinda* describes the days following her sudden redundancy. “You have a certain view of yourself, and that sense of worth is…