COVID-19

The value of integrating HIV prevention and contraceptive services

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<p>In 2019, the ECHO <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31288-7/fulltext" target="_blank">trial </a>reminded the world of the very high HIV incidence among women in parts ...

WHO welcomes crucial new funding for vaccines

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<p>WHO welcomes funding commitments made at today&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/resource-mobilisation-process/gavis-3rd-donor-pledging-conference-june-2020">Global Vaccine Summit</a>,&nbsp;hosted virtually by the UK government. The Summit is Gavi, the ...

700,000 masks seized under new export ban

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Confusion reigns as parents slam ‘ludicrous’ junior sports rules

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Parents are behaving badly at junior sport training sessions and refusing to abide by strict COVID-19 training rules, the Herald ...

Volunteers help out in Nepali temple city

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Temples are deserted in Bhaktapur, the Nepali city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due to the coronavirus pandemic, ...

Deaths jump in Brazil’s indigenous tribes as virus spreads

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Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazil’s indigenous populations, with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than five-fold in the ...

Authors retract study linking hydroxychloroquine to death risk

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Authors of an influential article on hydroxychloroquine have retracted it after concerns about the quality of the data in the ...

Brazil records record number of coronavirus deaths amid push to fund vaccines

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More than 6.5 million people worldwide have been confirmed infected with the coronavirus and more than 388,000 have died, according ...

Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre

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Police have pepper-sprayed some Hong Kongers who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 ...

Primary school closed amid protest virus warning

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‘Wall of silence’: Airport workers to protest JobKeeper gap and lack of industry plans

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Airport workers will rally for extended JobKeeper payments in protests planned across Australia to demand a national recovery plan after ...

French gyms re-open with taped off running machines

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Gyms across France re-opened for business with social distancing measures in place to limit the risk of COVID-19 infection. Powered ...

Anti-racism protests rage in UK as report shows coronavirus fines targeting London’s minorities

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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of London to protest the death of George Floyd in US police ...

China rebukes UK over offer to support Hong Kongers who want to move to Britain

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is standing by his offer Hong Kongers a pathway to residency in Britain after China ...

Face of Sweden’s controversial coronavirus response admits mistakes were made

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The public face of Sweden’s coronavirus response has admitted the country would take a different approach in the future if ...

Andrews promises no fines for CBD protestors

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When Aussies could be jetting off overseas

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Australians could soon be boarding their first international flight since the Federal Government banned all international travel during the COVID-19 ...

Health Workers: Get the WHO Academy COVID-19 app!

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<p>With COVID-19 science now doubling every 20 days and new guidance being published daily by WHO, health workers face the ...

Guilty pleasures: Top movies for a great night in

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Sometimes in times of uncertainty only those guilty-pleasure movies can deliver – the productions that were never destined to win ...

Aussie dies in Bali after breathing issues

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An Australian man has reportedly died in Indonesia after complaining of breathing difficulties. Powered by WPeMatico

Renewed hopes malaria drug could help beat COVID-19

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The UN’s World Health Organisation is resuming its trial of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19 after temporarily halting ...

As protests engulf the United States, China revels in the unrest

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Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — ...

Mark Zuckerberg defends inaction on Donald Trump’s Facebook posts

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Mark Zuckerberg has told Facebook employees the company has conducted a thorough review into posts by Donald Trump, and it ...

Black and Asian people in England ‘up to 50 per cent more likely to die from coronavirus’

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An official study has found that black and Asian people in England are up to 50 per cent more likely ...

Robots dish out the drinks at reopened Dutch restaurant

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At the Dadawan restaurant in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht, an unusual group of new staffers has been brought ...

Joe Biden lashes out at Donald Trump for turning the US into a ‘battlefield’

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has blasted President Donald Trump’s response to US protests over racism and police misconduct, vowing ...

Who will be eligible for home renovation scheme

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Cash grants of about $20,000 will be up for grabs for Victorians undertaking serious renovations or building a new home ...

Ask The Expert: How businesses can survive post-COVID

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Navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis has been a test for almost every Australian business, from the small, family-run ...

How coronavirus changed the way parents choose a school

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Coronavirus derailed physical school tours, forcing them online, but one private school is dipping its toe back to on campus ...

Why Melbourne will miss out on travel bubble

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Melbourne looks set to miss out on a travel bubble between three Australian capital cities that could open in time ...