ATAGI urges Sydneysiders under 40 to ‘strongly consider’ getting the AstraZeneca jab

The government’s vaccine advisory group is now also recommending a shorter recommended time interval between the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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NSW to receive 50,000 extra Pfizer jabs as state records 163 new local COVID-19 cases

Of the new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, at least 45 were infectious in the community.

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Sydney anti-lockdown protesters slammed as ‘selfish’ and ‘self-entitled’ as police vow to make further arrests

Protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have been staged in capital cities around Australia including Sydney, where thousands have marched unmasked.

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NSW records 163 new local COVID-19 cases as death toll from Delta outbreak rises to six

Of the new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, at least 45 were infectious in the community.

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NSW will receive 50,000 additional Pfizer doses from national stockpile

Federal health officials have confirmed that NSW will receive more Pfizer doses that had not yet been allocated to any Australian state.

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Multiple arrests made as thousands of anti-lockdown protesters march through Sydney’s CBD

Protests against COVID-19 lockdowns are being staged in capital cities around Australia including Sydney, where thousands have marched unmasked.

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California’s Dixie Fire explodes to ‘megafire’ status as western wildfires continue to rage

California’s huge Dixie Fire exploded to “megafire” status late Thursday, forcing more evacuations in nearby communities, fire officials said.       

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‘A growing problem’: NSW renews pleas for Pfizer vaccines from states as 163 new local COVID-19 cases recorded

Of the new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, at least 45 were infectious in the community.

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Surfside search team receives heroes welcome

Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing…

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Structures, lives saved in Calif. Nevada border fire

The Tamarack Fire south of Lake Tahoe has burned more than 90 square miles of timber in national-forest land and remains at four precent containment. The lightning-sparked…

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Today in History for July 24th

Highlights of this day in history: A key ruling during the Watergate scandal; Nixon and Khrushchev hold a ‘kitchen debate’ during the Cold War; Brigham Young and…

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Victoria records 12 new local COVID-19 cases as state designates NSW an ‘extreme risk zone’

Of the 12 new local infections, ten were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period.

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‘A growing problem’: NSW records 163 new local COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to rise

Of the new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, 45 were infectious in the community.

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Search for bodies ends at Florida collapse

Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building. (July 23)       

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Crews battle blaze raging across N. Calif., Nevada

The Tamarack Fire south of Lake Tahoe continues to burn through miles of timber in national-forest land. More than 1,200 firefighters are battling blaze, which has forced…

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NFL star Travis Kelce promotes COVID vaccination

Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce is encouraging fellow NFL professionals and the wider public to play some offense against the COVID-19 pandemic. (July 23)       

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