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MADRID — When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise. …
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VIENNA — Austria’s parliament is due to vote Thursday on introducing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults, the first of its kind in Europe. The mandate drawn up by the …
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Facebook has conceded users needing to remove fake catfish accounts impersonating them may have to resort to contacting their local member to help. Representatives from Meta, the newly named parent …
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BEIJING/SYDNEY — When Dwight Law’s father died in November, the Shanghai-based U.S. expat flew back to Kansas, leaving his wife and dog behind in China while he attended to matters …
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left …
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Businesses smashed by the Omicron-fuelled spending slump across NSW could soon get a leg-up from taxpayers. The state government is considering introducing a support package targeted at small and medium …
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the Omicron variant — but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday an …
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Maternity advocates have called for clarity around rules for Covid-positive expectant mothers claiming some are opting for home births rather than risk not having their partner present during labour. The …
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the …
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has dropped his boot into Clive Palmer twice during a cheeky radio interview. Mr Palmer insists he is not vaccined against Covid-19. But Mr Dutton said …
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