Hundreds of GPs start rolling out Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for Australians aged 40-59

Some 500 GPs will start rolling out the Pfizer jab for people aged between 40 and 59 this week, with a further 800 to come on board…

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After over a decade of marriage, husband with Alzheimer’s falls in love with his wife again

After over a decade of marriage, Peter Marshall was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and forgot he was married. So he fell back in love with his wife, Lisa….

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Forecasters keep a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Elsa as it tracks closer to Florida

Tropical storm conditions with winds over 39 mph could whip up by late Monday in South Florida as Elsa approaches, forecasters said.       

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Demolition at Florida condo collapse site could come as early as today as Tropical Storm Elsa looms

The demolition of the remaining part of the Champaign Towers South in Surfside, Florida, could come as early as Sunday with the impending storm Elsa.       

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Call for urgent vaccination of health workers after outbreak at Sydney aged care facility

The daughter of a Sydney aged care resident who tested positive for COVID-19 is pleading for a faster vaccine rollout for health workers.

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Today in History for July 4th

Highlights of this day in history: America’s Declaration of Independence; Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on same day; Israel’s raid at Entebbe; West Point…

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Today in History for July 4th

Highlights of this day in history: America’s Declaration of Independence; Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on same day; Israel’s raid at Entebbe; West Point…

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Lack of firm timetable for access to Pfizer vaccine for younger Australians criticised

Labor leader Anthony Albanese says the refusal to set a date for when Australians under 40 can access the Pfizer vaccine is another sign the government has…

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Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of marriage

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on July 7, making them the longest married presidential couple in history. (July 4)       

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Anthony Albanese blames coronavirus cases among NSW aged care residents on ‘incompetent’ vaccine rollout

The four-stage plan outlined by the prime minister still relies on the setting of a vaccination target to be able to return to some sort of normality.

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Cherries and infrastructure for Biden in Michigan

President Joe Biden talked up his bipartisan infrastructure package and additional plans for investing in families and education during a visit Saturday to a Michigan cherry farm….

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Surfside local reacts to condo demolition plan

Demolition workers will bring down the remainder of a partially collapsed condo building in South Florida ahead of an approaching storm that has heightened concerns that the…

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Animals get COVID-19 vaccine at Oakland Zoo

A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species…

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‘We are very happy and comfortable’: Queensland records one local coronavirus case

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her state is dealing with the Alpha strain not the Delta strain and everything is “under control at this point in time”.

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‘Numbers are encouraging’: NSW reports 16 new local coronavirus cases that include three aged care residents

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the next few days will be “absolutely critical” in containing Sydney’s outbreak.

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Fireworks bans on the rise amid fears of ‘devastating’ wildfires after heatwave

The recent heatwave in the Pacific Northwest has prompted officials in a number of states to issue fireworks bans as a precaution against wildfires.       

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