Sydney hospital wards locked down after COVID-positive student nurse worked while infectious

Another 22 local coronavirus cases have been recorded in NSW.

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Text messages may boost vaccination rates, study says; Supreme Court allows federal eviction pause: Live COVID-19 updates

Text messages may boost vaccination rates, the Supreme Court permits the federal eviction moratorium to remain in place. More COVID-19 updates.       

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NSW records 22 new local coronavirus infections as authorities anticipate drop in cases

Another 22 local coronavirus cases have been recorded in NSW.

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Northern California Lava fire explodes to 13,300 acres, prompting evacuations and threatening marijuana farms

The Lava Fire in northern California was ignited by lightning during mountain thunderstorms. The blaze has burned over 13K acres and is 19% contained.       

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‘Don’t take advice from Scott Morrison’: Queenslanders under 60 urged away from AstraZeneca vaccine

It comes as Queensland records three new local COVID-19 cases on the first full day of its new lockdown.

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‘We will not take a punt on this’: Alice Springs plunges into three-day lockdown amid miner scare

Another Australian jurisdiction has gone into a coronavirus lockdown.

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‘We will not take a punt on this’: Alice Springs to plunge into three-day lockdown amid miner scare

Another Australian jurisdiction is going into a coronavirus lockdown.

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South Australia records five new coronavirus cases but resists imposing lockdown

South Australia has recorded five new coronavirus cases but the premier says the state is not going into lockdown.

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Lori Vallow, accused in kids’ deaths, indicted on new charge in Arizona: Conspiracy to murder ex-husband

Lori Vallow Daybell was charged in the 2019 death of Charles Vallow, who was killed in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.       

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‘We have never seen anything like this’: Heatwaves scorch Northeast and the Northwest, killing at least 5 in US

Although not as extreme as in the Pacific Northwest, the Northeast is enduring its own heatwave this week.       

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One in three migrant women in Australia have experienced domestic violence

The first national study into the experiences of almost 1,400 migrant and refugee women has been released, showing higher rates of domestic and family violence for those…

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NSW has recorded 22 new local coronavirus cases

Another 22 local coronavirus cases have been recorded in NSW.

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Queensland announces three more local COVID-19 cases on first full day of new lockdown

All three local cases are close contacts of existing cases.

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Eric Adams sees lead in New York City mayoral election narrow after first ranked choice voting tally

Eric Adams saw his lead in the New York City mayoral election narrow after the release of the first ranked choice voting calculation.       

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Giant comet zooming toward the sun is largest ever seen

A giant comet – which scientists say is the largest discovered in modern times – is on its way toward the sun. It will make its approach…

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Families of 150 missing in condo collapse grow weary waiting for answers; Biden to visit Surfside, Florida, this week: What we know

Six days after a condo building outside Miami collapsed, families of the 150 people missing are growing weary. Latest news.       

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