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From Jackie Chan working with Bruce Lee to Squid Game influences to the health benefits of mushrooms, the 10 most read Post culture and lifestyle stories of 2021
After a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 gave us all a chance to reset and remember some of the other things that interest us – like dystopian Korean…
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Italy bans New Year events as coronavirus cases climb to pandemic record
Italy has tightened restrictions to curb surging Covid-19 infections, including banning all public New Year’s Eve celebrations, as daily infections hit a record high, the government said on Thursday.Health Minister…
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New York scales back Times Square New Year’s Eve party amid Omicron coronavirus surge
Revellers will still ring in the new year in New York’s Times Square next week, there just will not be as many of them as usual under new restrictions announced…
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Steve Bell on a lack of help to ease Covid pressures on the NHS – cartoon
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The Guardian view on the Christmas break: no thanks to Boris Johnson | Editorial
It is great that the biggest family holiday of the year can go ahead. Any credit belongs to the collective good sense of the public Spending time with family matters…
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Good news is Omicron may be less severe, bad news is it’s surging faster
Analysis: smaller proportion of people hospitalised with Covid variant means little when rise in infections is so huge, warn experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Evidence…
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Omicron news is boost for Boris Johnson but Tory pressure is still on
Analysis: PM will be hoping hospital and other data will be enough to avoid a new year circuit breaker Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson…
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Hong Kong food truck scheme to be axed as social unrest and coronavirus pandemic hammer tourism
Hong Kong’s ailing food truck pilot scheme, originally designed to cater for tourists, has finally been axed by the government.The Tourism Commission said the scheme would end on June 1,…
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2021 wrapped: news – with Lenore Taylor
After a year of Covid, climate change and holding politicians to account, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor about the year in news and politics Read more:…
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Farewell to 2021 … a year that was darker, stranger and even less fun than the one before | Brigid Delaney
The past 12 months brought us yet more Covid, grinding climate anxiety and endless fatigue. But in spite of it all, we found a way to live, love … and…