COVID-19

Melbourne meatworks coronavirus cluster grows as 11 more people test positive

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Almost a dozen new coronavirus cases have been recorded at a Victorian meat processing facility. Powered by WPeMatico

Australia pledges $350 million to EU coronavirus vaccine research fund

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World leaders have tuned into a European Union pledge marathon overnight to raise money to develop a coronavirus vaccine, with ...

Three more Newmarch House staff test positive to coronavirus

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An additional three Newmarch House staff members have tested positive to coronavirus. Powered by WPeMatico

German migrant rescue boat finally allowed to dock in Italy after 36 days at sea

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Sea rescue members cheered the arrival in port of the passenger ferry, ‘Raffaele Rubattino’ carrying rescued migrants being cared for ...

Hundreds of sheep overrun street during coronavirus lockdown in Turkey

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Hundreds of sheep took advantage of the coronavirus lockdown in the Turkish city of Samsun to stroll and graze through ...

Vaccine warning as Australia joins $12b virus fight

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Scott Morrison has pledged $A352 million to a vaccine research fundraiser which has amassed promises of more than $A12 billion ...

Coles changes opening hours, online orders

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Supermarket giant Coles is expanding trading hours with its decision to open close to 200 stores earlier at 6am. Powered ...

Carnival to resume cruises within months

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Carnival Cruise Line says it plans to gradually resume cruising in North America in August, nearly five months after it ...

Case closed on Captain Cook tweet after social media training

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Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer has undergone social media training after she compared COVID-19 to the arrival of Captain James Cook ...

Big change as Apple stores reopen

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Australia will become one of just four countries with Apple Stores open to the public later this week after the ...

Anti-vaccination activists are a growing force at virus protests

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Anti-vaccination activists are making a larger contingent of an escalating anti-lockdown movement in the US. Powered by WPeMatico

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland students will return to school by 25 May

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Queensland children will start going back to school from next week as the number of COVID-19 cases remains low. Powered ...

How Australians spent their first weekend of eased social distancing restrictions

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Most of Australia’s states had eased their coronavirus restrictions in time for the weekend – so how did residents mark ...

Trump supporters set sail for a different kind of MAGA rally

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Hundreds of boats draped in US flags and MAGA banners filled South Florida’s Intercoastal Waterway on the first weekend that ...

Victoria records 22 new coronavirus cases, majority linked to meatworks cluster

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Victoria has recorded another 22 coronavirus cases, including 19 connected to a meatworks cluster, as community-wide testing ramps up. Powered ...

ASX slips as Westpac profits slide

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Australian shares have slipped by 05. per cent after Westpac reported a slump in earnings. Powered by WPeMatico

Trump’s vaccine vow as ‘evidence’ links virus to China lab

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US President Donald Trump says a vaccine for COVID-19 will be available by the end of the year. Powered by ...

Surprising COVID-19 pay cuts and job losses

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Pay cuts and job losses have been felt in surprising areas of the workforce as the coronavirus crisis proves it ...

Zoom, Skype, Houseparty: Worst way to chat online

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Millions of people are firing up their webcams for the first time, replacing cocktail hour, book clubs, trivia nights and ...

How Melbourne’s shopping centres will survive

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Childcare, health and medical hubs, innovative entertainment precincts, council services and even police offices may replace many traditional fashion brands ...

Watch: COVID-19 update

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Watch here on SBS News for breaking national and international news, including COVID-19 updates. Powered by WPeMatico

Runners and cyclists crowd Barcelona after 49 days of lockdown

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Runners and cyclists crowded paths near the beach in Barcelona with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time ...

Possible infection control breaches investigated as 14th resident dies at Sydney’s Newmarch House

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Australia has now recorded 94 COVID-19 deaths, after a 14th Newmarch resident died in New South Wales. Powered by WPeMatico

After seven weeks in lockdown, people in Spain have finally been allowed outside to exercise

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People in Spain have been finally allowed outside to exercise after a large coronavirus outbreak forced people into a seven-week ...

Man dressed as ‘Grim Reaper’ protests reopening of Florida beaches

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The black-clad figure was acted out by local attorney Daniel Uhlfelder as a protest against what he considers to be ...

Tom Gleisner’s tricky HYBPA conundrum

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The team behind the Logie-hogging Have You Been Paying Attention? faced something of a dilemma when it came to making ...

Billion dollar plan to make more medicines in Australia

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Exclusive: Australians struggling to get prescriptions filled as drug supply from China and India is disrupted by COVID-19 could be ...

Rich Chinese still get Aussie ‘Golden Ticket’ visa

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Exclusive: Rich Chinese investors are still the main recipients of Australia’s “Golden Ticket’’ residency visas, four years after the Productivity ...

CSIRO uses Victorian tech in new face mask trial

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The CSIRO is developing lifesaving filtration materials for face-masks, helping boost supplies of vital medical equipment made in Australia. Powered ...

Premier accused of shattering Victoria’s education system

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Premier Daniel Andrews has taken a sledgehammer to the Victorian education system, according to Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan. Powered ...