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Qantas furloughs 2,500 staff amid lockdowns in Australian cities

Australia’s Qantas Group says it expects Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown to last for at least another two months and it will furlough 2,500 staff due...

Death toll in central China floods now exceeds 300

More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said, three times the previously announced toll. The Henan provincial government said 302...

Malaysian politicians stage protest over parliament closure

Malaysian police have blocked opposition politicians from marching in protest over a two-week lockdown of parliament, which they say is a ploy by the...

Brisbane extends lockdown amid growing Covid-19 outbreak

A lockdown of Australia’s third-largest city, Brisbane, has been extended until Sunday amid a growing Covid-19 outbreak. Brisbane and several surrounding municipalities in Queensland state...

Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats on Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the...

Canada warns of fourth wave of coronavirus by end of summer

Canada’s chief public health officer said that the country could face a fourth wave of Covid-19, driven by the Delta variant, by the end...

Wildfires in southern Turkey leave three dead

At least three people were killed and dozens of people were admitted to hospital in southern Turkey after strong winds fanned two separate forest...

Pfizer vaccine ‘protective for at least six months’

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine wanes slightly over time but it remains strongly protective for at least six months after the second dose,...

Belgian prosecutor opens criminal investigation into fatal floods

Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into floods that hit several towns earlier this month, leaving 37 people dead. The prosecutor’s office in the...

Ecuadorian court revokes citizenship for Julian Assange

Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the...

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