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Pacific countries plead for inclusion in ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ as travel restrictions ease

Many Pacific nations are Covid-free but have been devastated by the economic impacts of the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePacific Island nations are urging Australia and New Zealand to include them in a planned travel…

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Labor MP calls for united response to racism following attacks on Chinese-Australians

Call comes after China warned students to reconsider going to Australia because of ‘incidents of discrimination’ targeting people of Asian descentAustralian politicians must unite against racism after Chinese-Australians were subjected to “awful and sh…

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Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl’s cancels $150m in orders

Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh facing financial crisisKohl’s, one of the US’s largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Banglad…

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Coronavirus live news: Africa passes 200,000 confirmed cases after Burundi president dies of suspected Covid-19

Asylum applications in Europe fall to lowest level for a decade as borders closed; world faces worst food crisis in 50 yearsBurundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirusEU says China behind ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformationFauci: c…

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Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing

Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific IslandsHere is the latest news about the Covid-19 outbreak across the Pacific, from Dan McGarry and Tess Newton Cain on Wednesday 10 June.The total number of cases of Covid-19 infection across the re…

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