24 February 2021
Buckingham Palace releases a short statement saying the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh is "comfortable and responding to treatment" for an undisclosed infection.
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24 Feb: There are holes in Papua New Guinea's COVID-19 quarantine systems, and "critical functions" at its pandemic control centre are "at risk of collapsing" because some staff haven't been paid, leaked documents reveal.... more
23 Feb: Buckingham Palace has revealed the Queen will address the United Kingdom in a televised statement hours before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sit down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.... more
23 Feb: Viral videos of 74-year-old Nina Baginskaya confronting burly young police officers have become some of the most famous images of the uprising in Belarus.... more
23 Feb: Australia's vaccine scheme is only just getting started. But in Israel, where half its population has received at least one dose, the vaccinated are getting their old lives back, with gyms, pools and sporting grounds opening just for them.... more
23 Feb: The roadmap includes a new four-step plan and focusses on outdoor socialising and mixing to slowly remove England from the national lockdown it has been in since January 2.... more
22 Feb: The West Australian Tourism Council calls for a $50 million support package for at-risk tourism businesses badly hit by COVID-19, but Premier Mark McGowan says the industry needs to change its rhetoric — and look to the federal government for assistance.... more
22 Feb: The Bank of Queensland is vying to take on the big four after confirming that it will buy the industry super funds' ME Bank for $1.3 billion.... more
RUGBY NRL side the Sydney Roosters have recruited a former French magician as a secret weapon More...
BUSINESS Rocket Lab is on the verge of listing on the US technology based NASDAQ index, in a deal that values the New Zealand-US startup at 5.7 billion dollars More...
