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COVID-19 spreads to rural India, villages ill-equipped to fight it
In the town of Susner in Madhya Pradesh state, patients were being treated outdoors under trees, on blankets on the ground.
- by Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Tanvi Mehta
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China relations
China’s latest move a mere formality as Xi and Morrison speak the dialogue of the deaf
Beijing’s decision to suspend a high-level economic dialogue with Australia has no practical effect. But it conveys important information nonetheless.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Cold War mindset’: Beijing suspends key government dialogue with Australia
China has sent a message that dialogue at the political level will be cut off after the superpower suspended the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Anthony Galloway
As China backs East Timor, Australia urged to speed up vaccine delivery
Australia’s first batch of 20,000 AstraZeneca doses arrived in Dili on Wednesday but health experts believe our vaccine support should be accelerated.
- by Chris Barrett
Setback for Australian bubble hopes with Singapore on new virus alert
The business hub has tightened restrictions on its population and on incoming travellers as it confronts its first significant cluster of COVID-19 cases in months.
- by Chris Barrett
‘Against humanity’: India’s opposition slams Australia’s flight ban laws
While India’s opposition has damned the flight ban as against “ethical conduct among sovereign nations”, the President of the Indian Medical Association supports it.
- by Amrit Dhillon
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘Bring our people ASAP’: Indian-Australian community steps up pressure for repatriation plan
A doctor who helped bring 3000 Australians back from India in just three weeks last year says the Indian-Australian community wants a concrete government plan for the repatriation of stranded citizens.
- by Rachel Clun
A resurgent Taliban would curb Afghan women’s rights: US intelligence report
US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw the last 2500 US troops is fuelling fears Afghanistan could plunge into a civil war that could return the Taliban to power.
- by Jonathan Landay
Experts warn of ‘horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s COVID-19 crisis deepens
One public health expert was left bewildered when Indian policymakers told him the situation would improve within days.
- by Aniruddha Ghosal
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘I don’t feel stranded’: Australian volunteer in India busy helping his neighbours
He has tested positive to COVID-19 twice but volunteer teacher Tom Delaney is in no hurry to leave India.
- by Matt Wade
‘Space station on Earth’: plans for nuclear-powered superyacht for billionaire travellers
Earth 300 founder Aaron Olivera says the vessel will capture ’the spirit of Silicon Valley, SpaceX, Davos, the Olympics and Disney”.
- by Chris Barrett