COVID-19 Updates
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Missing in action: five issues the major parties are avoiding in the 2022 federal election
Key areas such as conservation, the arts, science and education have been neglected in a narrowly focused campaign Read our latest election briefing and listen to today’s campaign catchup podcast…
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Diane Abbott: Starmer should ‘consider his position’ if fined over ‘Beergate’
Ex-Labour shadow home secretary made comment after Durham police opened inquiry into party leader and lockdown rules Diane Abbott has said Keir Starmer should “consider his position” if he is…
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Lula launches campaign to reclaim Brazilian presidency from Bolsonaro
Leftwinger tells rally that public must unite against far-right incumbent’s ‘incompetence and authoritarianism’ Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inació Lula da Silva has kickstarted what he hopes will be a sensational…
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Vaccine to stop Covid transmission should now be top priority, says leading UK scientist
Oxford University’s Sir John Bell says sharp fall in death rate due to existing vaccines allows for a change in priorities It is questionable how much longer current Covid-19 vaccines…
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Election 2022 live updates: Scott Morrison pledges $20m for tourism; Bill Shorten tests positive; 44 Covid deaths recorded
Foreign minister meets Solomon Islands counterpart in Brisbane; poll shows independent Sophie Scamps has real prospect of taking seat from Liberal Jason Falinski; Bill Shorten tests positive for Covid; NSW…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July as city continues to battle latest Covid-19 outbreak
The exams, known as gaokao, will now be conducted from July 7 to 9, a month behind the original schedule. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China debt: is Beijing using a ‘shadow stimulus’ to shore up flagging economic growth?
China is increasingly turning to local government borrowing and regional banks to shore up growth, rather than conventional fiscal and monetary expansion, according to some analysts. Read the original article…
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Coronavirus: home quarantine for arrivals into Hong Kong with 3 vaccine jabs? Government health adviser suggests scheme amid optimism over falling caseloads
Top infectious disease expert Professor Ivan Hung, convenor of a vaccine committee, says tracking wristbands and regular PCR tests can accompany move. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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China may never abandon zero-Covid publicly, but an easing is inevitable
Beijing eventually relented on its Big Tech crackdown and is likely to do the same with its virus suppression strategy. Just don’t expect a sudden change – too much political…
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Outlook for emerging markets rests on China’s ability to get a grip on Covid-19
Unsurprisingly, China’s Omicron wave has cut growth, dragging down emerging market stock values. But current valuations are a reflection of recent challenges rather than a sign of things to come,…