COVID-19 Updates
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Trump-appointed judge who overturned mask mandate becomes instant Republican heroine
Kathryn Mizelle, who overturned the federal requirement for masks on transport, part of Trump’s bid to reshape the judiciary She has become an instant heroine of the Republican right. In…
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Australian politics live: Barnaby Joyce warns of ‘little Cuba’ after Solomon Islands-China pact; PM hopes for ‘civil discussion’ in leaders’ debate
Challenges for both leaders ahead of first debate of 2022 election campaign; Penny Wong lashes Morrison government’s handling of Solomon Islands as PM defends response; Anthony Albanese says aged care…
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NSW and Victoria to scrap Covid isolation requirements for household and close contacts
Covid restrictions to ease further in both states from Friday, with Victoria confident it has reached peak of Omicron wave Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing…
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China internet censors scramble as lockdown frustration sparks ‘creative’ wave of dissent
Experts say volume of dissent from Shanghai over zero-Covid measures challenging attempts to control information China’s strict system of censorship is struggling against the onslaught of complaints from Shanghai, as…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand tourism to take years to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels
Tourism chief Rene de Monchy said airlines will take some time to resume operations and some people will be cautious about travelling again because of high costs. Read the original…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s daily new Covid-19 cases dip below 20,000 for the first time in 13 days as weeklong standstill order ends
Shanghai has been trying to resume production at 666 key manufacturers, including Tesla and the country’s largest chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp oration (SMIC). Read the original article at…
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Shanghai needs food, not TCM Covid-19 medicine Lianhua Qingwen: medical experts
Chinese doctors raise doubts over the treatment’s effectiveness and question why millions of capsules were delivered to a city desperate for other supplies. Read the original article at South China…
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Johnson’s ‘dishonest’ excuses over Partygate fine an insult to public, says Starmer – UK politics live, as it happened
Latest updates: the prime minister apologises for breaking Covid lockdown rules but Labour says the public ‘don’t believe a word he says’ Boris Johnson apologises in Commons over Partygate fine…
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Covid-19: Trump’s ‘unqualified’ judge becomes hero of US right for striking down mask mandate
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who struck down the government’s mask mandate for travellers, had been rated ‘Not Qualified’ by the American Bar Association when she was nominated in 2020. Read the…
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Boris Johnson’s flimsy and feeble Partygate apology to MPs | John Crace
While the prime minister did his best to sound contrite, Keir Starmer was in no mood to forgive On any other day, the sight of Theresa May telling Priti Patel…