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New York Times: After micromanaging, Xi Jinping has left China to improvise.
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As Covid spreads fast, Beijing isn’t in lockdown. But it feels like it
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Officials announced yet another step towards normality for travellers visiting Hong Kong.
Covid cases top 8000 today for first time in country’s third wave
Daily Covid-19 numbers are the highest they have been for four and a half months.
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Mother demands apology over MIQ rejection when pregnant and suffering ‘huge anxiety’
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Peter Boshier had received hundreds of complaints.
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283 building company liquidations in 11 months
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‘This isn’t over’: Baby W parents vow to take action
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Jackass star fighting for life on ventilator with Covid, pneumonia
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Letters: Rebuilding Better, petty crime, Three Waters, Auckland Council savings, superannuation
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‘Zero Covid,’ once ubiquitous, vanishes in China’s messy pivot
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Super-mosquito ‘invasion’ could trigger malaria surge
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Live: Blood donor battle - protesters outside hospital as ill baby undergoes surgery
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'Significant risks': Documents warn of pandemic impact in schools
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Hospital staff sought police help for baby’s surgery to proceed in blood donor battle
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PM mulls lifting incomes with tax credits, but tax cuts could be a while away
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US clears updated Covid-19 vaccines for children under age 5
Food and Drug Administration aims to better protect the youngest from severe Covid.