SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Australia and New Zealand may reopen their border to travel from the two countries as soon as September, Mr Simon Birmingham, Australia’s…
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Covid gave the Government extra powers, now they must let them go
When the pandemic made its way to the UK, the Government made a series of dramatic changes to state powers. From policing to data protection,…
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Indonesia reports 1,301 new coronavirus cases, 49 deaths
Money market funds see largest redemptions since December 19: BofA LONDON (Reuters) – Money market funds saw their largest redemptions since December 2019 in the…
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Australia new coronavirus cases fall, but testing blitz runs into resistance
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia reported a drop in new coronavirus cases on Friday (July 3), with a surge in the second most populated state Victoria…
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Australia to lock down 300,000 in Melbourne suburbs after coronavirus spike
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Authorities will lock down more than 300,000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday (July 1)…
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Sri Lanka lifts coronavirus lockdown, says 'no community spread'
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s nationwide lockdown was lifted Sunday (June 28) after a selective curfew a month ago was reimposed during a surge in…
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Two Amoy Street F&B businesses fined, ordered to shut for breaching safe management measures
SINGAPORE – Two food and beverage outlets in Amoy Street have been fined and ordered to close after the authorities found that they had allowed customers…
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Australia's Victoria state mandates coronavirus testing for travellers
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s Victoria state will implement mandatory coronavirus tests for returning travellers after a sharp spike in infections over the past two weeks,…
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Chris Hayes Demands Donald Trump Resign With Damning Review Of His Presidency
Wirecard’s Philippine Business Partners Under Probe, FT Says Philippine regulators are investigating Wirecard AG’s local partner businesses which could establish the full extent of the…
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One-month-old baby dies in Indonesia after catching coronavirus from visitors
SURABAYA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A 40-day-old baby in Tlanakan, a district in Indonesia’s East Java province, died from Covid-19 on Sunday (June…
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Australia's Victoria state extends state of emergency to slow coronavirus spread
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Australia’s Victoria state will extend its state of emergency to July 20 after an up-tick in cases of coronavirus. The four-week extension…
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Australians adjust to 'new dictates of social distancing' in pandemic flying as domestic travel resumes
SYDNEY – Australia’s success in reducing its Covid-19 cases has prompted domestic airlines to start adding flights, but travellers are quickly learning that the flying…
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Australia says borders likely to stay closed until 2021
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia is unlikely to reopen its border to international travellers until next year but will look to relax entry rules for students…
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Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen on Thursday
HONG KONG • Disneyland in Hong Kong yesterday said it will reopen on Thursday to a reduced number of visitors and with enhanced health measures…
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