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Groom with a view: Here’s how to sit pretty in COVID isolation

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Love trips to the hairdresser to get your highlights done? Weekly sessions at the nail salon set in stone in ...

The Ferguson Report: We’d all better mind that mindless mindfulness

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WHO’S WHO? US President Donald Trump’s claim the World Health Organisation has “failed in its basic duty and must be ...

How the royals are doing their bit to help ease the pandemic’s pain

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From the British Red Cross to the AIDS crisis – nobody does philanthropy like the British royals. In fact, Princess ...

Two Chinese students attacked and robbed in Melbourne CBD

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Women who attacked two Chinese students in Melbourne’s city centre are being hunted by police, with the mayor condemning the ...

Alexander Downer calls on China to ‘come clean’ on coronavirus origin

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Former foreign minister Alexander Downer says China is fooling no one by giving away medical supplies, adding the country must ...

COVID-19: Concerns that a decrease in illicit drugs could lead to more harmful substitutes

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Experts have raised concerns that coronavirus could see vulnerable drug users turn to more dangerous alternatives to the illicit substances ...

Queensland government offers $200 million bailout to Virgin Australia

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Cash-strapped airline Virgin Australia has been offered a $200 million lifeline by the Queensland government but it comes with strings ...

Vic coronavirus cases jump by 17

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Victoria has recorded 17 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total to 1319, the state’s ...

Eradicating dracunculiasis: Ethiopia investigates six suspected human cases in Gambella region

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<p class="section_head1">&nbsp;After reporting zero human cases for more than two years, Ethiopia has recorded six suspected new human cases<sup>1</sup> of ...

The app helping parents with kids in isolation

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Exclusive: While the debate about school closures and the impact upon students’ education rages on, the teaching of our littlest ...

Bessie proves turning 104 is a piece of cake

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Great-great-grandmother Bessie Gunn has experienced the pain of a pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico

Ask The Expert: Pets and COVID-19

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Can our pets spread coronavirus? It’s a common question since the COVID-19 crisis began. Powered by WPeMatico

Surprising effect of coronavirus

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Australia is following a global trend of a belief that the coronavirus pandemic will bring families and friends closer together ...

How the cruise industry will bounce back

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The cruising industry needs to improve its hygiene standards and apologise for the disastrous spread of COVID-19 to restore trust ...

Stay in business during stay at home? It can depend on the product, and the permit.

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Not every manufacturer can switch to hand sanitizer, but some products remain essential. Powered by WPeMatico

Bulk chicken sale causes a massive traffic jam at Raleigh’s State Farmers Market

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It’s not the Ham Jam. It’s the Bird Herd. Powered by WPeMatico

Stay in business during stay at home? It can depend on the product, and the permit.

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Not every manufacturer can switch to hand sanitizer, but some products remain essential. Powered by WPeMatico

Bulk chicken sale causes a massive traffic jam at Raleigh’s State Farmers Market

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It’s not the Ham Jam. It’s the Bird Herd. Powered by WPeMatico

Corona Effect: How COVID-19 May Impact Gaming in 2020 and Beyond

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on nearly all aspects of our lives, with gaming absolutely being ...

MotoGP 20 Interview – Milan-Based Milestone on Keeping Schedule Under COVID-19

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MotoGP 20, this year’s licensed game modeled after the popular racing championship, will debut next week on practically all of ...

Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 2 PC Testing Kicks off Later Today, 343 Industries Confirms

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Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 2 PC testing will begin later today and invites will be sent within a few ...

Battery Health Management Is Coming to MacBooks With macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Apple is adding a new Battery Health Management feature to MacBooks with macOS Catalina 10.15.5 developer beta. The feature will ...

Intel Dominating CPU Market In China With 78.8% Share According To Chinese Benchmark Q1 2020 Report

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The Chinese market is the largest PC market in the world and while there usually isn’t a lot of easily ...

Windows 10 May 2020 Update Finally Hits the Release Preview Ring!

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Microsoft finalized the upcoming version of its desktop operating system at the end of last year. Windows 10 May 2020 ...

Star Wars Episode I: Racer Delivers High-Speed 90s Nostalgia on PS4 and Switch Next Month

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The most recent Nintendo Direct gave N64-era fans an unexpected reason to be happy, as it was announced a re-release ...

Apple releases first public betas of iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5

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Apple is cooking up some new software for its mobile devices, as usual. The company has now released the first ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite starts at $349 in the US, £349 in the UK, €379 in the EU

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Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 Lite got an early unveiling in Indonesia yesterday, and today the company has also made ...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro launch in China, you won’t like the prices

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Earlier this week, OnePlus made its latest smartphones official, the 8 and 8 Pro. That was the global launch, though, ...

Our Huawei P40 video review is up

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Huawei’s flagship P series has expanded some more this year, when alongside the ‘normal’ model, the ‘lite’ version, and the ...

Samsung Galaxy A30s is now receiving the Android 10 update

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Samsung isn’t slowing down in bringing the latest version of Android to more and more of its many mid-rangers. Right ...