COVID-19 Updates
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Labor one seat from claiming majority as Liberals launch review of election defeat – as it happened
New foreign minister tells Fiji ‘I hope I will be here often’; Jane Hume and Brian Loughnane to review Liberal party’s election campaign; Labor retains Tasmanian seat of Lyons; nation…
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Squid Game star Hoyeon Jung, Olympians Edgar Cheung and Eileen Gu make Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30, but Singapore may be the real winner
A majority of the Singapore-based entrepreneurs selected from a record number of entries are not from the Lion City, underscoring the city state’s allure as a business base. Read the…
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Senior Beijing city health official sacked amid capital’s Covid battle
Yu Luming’s removal as director of the city’s health commission appears to be linked to a corruption probe rather than the current wave of cases. Read the original article at…
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Safety regulator refused to investigate some NHS staff Covid deaths
Health and Safety Executive did not look into at least 89 incidents in England, including 10 deaths Britain’s safety at work regulator refused to investigate reports from NHS trusts that…
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Shanghai’s lockdown will end as scripted, city’s Commissar says, as fewer than 50 infected show symptoms for the second day
The positive turn gave the city’s Commissar Li Qiang enough confidence to begin loosening some of the government’s stranglehold on movements, work and daily lives in the city of 25…
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Coronavirus lockdown: Shanghai loses its currency trading crown to Beijing as city’s paralysis saps transactions
Prolonged Covid-19 restrictions have damaged China’s economic prospects and prompted banks including UBS Group and Goldman Sachs Group to slash their growth forecasts for this year. Read the original article…
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Tory MPs suspect cover-up over ‘Abba party’ in Boris Johnson’s flat
Frontbencher says PM ‘getting away lightly’ after Sue Gray says she did not fully investigate alcohol-fuelled gathering Sue Gray report published – live updates Conservative MPs fear a “cover-up” over…
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Nurse fined £10k over NHS pay protest in lockdown wins compensation
Greater Manchester police agree to withdraw penalty notices issued to two nurses for socially distanced protest in March 2021 Two NHS nurses have won compensation from Greater Manchester police (GMP)…
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The Guardian view on the Gray report: a diagnosis of sick government | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s claims to be taking responsibility are meaningless when he cannot show sincere contrition or empathy Of the many things Boris Johnson has told the House of Commons, perhaps…
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Queensland to roll out simultaneous flu and Covid testing in line with NSW hospitals
Exclusive: Move comes two days after state announced free flu vaccines for the next month as cases rise Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Sick people…