COVID-19 Updates
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Public health experts excoriate Canada Covid response and call for inquiry
Country failed to collect and share data, masking issues and inequalities, according to editorial in British Medical Journal Prominent public health experts have called on Canada to launch an inquiry…
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China Evergrande gets court approval to hold a creditor meeting next month to win support for its US$20 billion debt restructuring
A Hong Kong court approved China Evergrande Group’s application to hold a creditor meeting next month to win support for an offshore debt restructuring proposal. Read the original article at…
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Victorian government maintains tower lockdowns ‘reasonable’ but will pay $2,200 per adult, court hears
Barrister tells supreme court the settlement with public housing residents does not mean the state admits to any fault Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…
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‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds
Symptoms of infection can last two years, but researchers find no lasting cognitive impairment after individuals fully recover The so-called “brain fog” symptom associated with long Covid is comparable to…
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My uncle died of Covid. At the inquiry, I see politicians squirm free of accountability | Suyin Haynes
People like Matt Hancock and George Osborne show little respect for the process, but we bereaved families won’t give up My uncle left a message on our answering machine on…
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Australia news live: June unemployment rate falls; BHP acknowledges deaths after setting iron ore record
World’s biggest listed miner acknowledged the deaths of two workers during the financial year. Follow live news updates today Auckland shooting live updates: New Zealand PM speaks after gunman kills…
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Judge rejects Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court as legal challenges gather pace – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can read the latest news on this story here. Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, has…
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A nation off-guard: what the UK Covid inquiry has revealed
Six weeks of hearings have seen arguments about pandemic planning bound up with old battles over Brexit and austerity • Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health…