COVID-19 Updates
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Five questions after ‘Partygate’ images of Boris Johnson emerge
Photos of PM at leaving event raise fresh questions about what he knew, and the subsequent investigations Today’s politics news – live updates The emergence of images showing Boris Johnson,…
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Airbnb exits China as Beijing’s tough Covid-19 containment measures add to woes of ill-suited business model, fierce local competition
The company said it will concentrate on serving the Chinese market by providing options for accommodation when Chinese people travel out of the country. Read the original article at South…
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Shapps refuses to deny Johnson suggested Sue Gray abandon publication of her report – UK politics live
Latest updates: Grant Shapps, transport secretary, does not deny Times report as row grows over further Partygate photos Met faces questions about credibility of Partygate inquiry after photos emerge On…
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Partygate: Boris Johnson under pressure to explain meeting with Sue Gray
Prime minister met Gray in run-up to long-awaited report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to explain a meeting with Sue Gray before her…
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Coronavirus: North Korea reports success with outbreak as analysts cry ‘nonsense’
State media reported no new deaths for the first time in nearly two weeks on Tuesday. But doubts have been raised about the accuracy of Pyongyang’s statistics. Read the original…
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Coronavirus: tougher action for Beijing in China’s tussle between virus and zero-Covid goal
China’s capital reports 48 new local infections on Tuesday, after recording 99 infections the day before. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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NSW considers making flu vaccine free as ambulance demand reaches unprecedented levels
Rapid rise in cases prompts some pathology providers to include influenza tests as part of Covid PCR tests Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our…
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Met faces questions about credibility of Partygate inquiry after photos emerge
Former senior officer Brian Paddick asks what more evidence the police needed to issue PM another fine The new photos from the Partygate saga have left police facing questions about…
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Thursday the new Friday as UK returns to office for ‘core’ midweek days
City centres are gradually getting busier, but it is likely some degree of remote working is here to stay Hybrid working grew in Great Britain even as Covid rules eased…
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Coronavirus: oral CanSino dose gives a bigger antibody boost than third Sinovac jab, study finds
Aerosol version of CanSino adenovirus vaccine produced up to 24 times the antibodies against Delta than the control group, according to paper. Read the original article at South China Morning…