CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Biker boss Nick Martin’s murder at a speedway in Perth, Australia, left police a trove of evidence that led them to the culprit: a thrill-seeker turned gun-for-hire. But they wanted more. The coronavirus pandemic provided it in the form of an electronic dragnet: QR code check-in data from contact tracing apps […]
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Updated COVID-19 booster doses provide additional protection … – Xinhua
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2022-12-20 07:29:15 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Bivalent COVID-19 booster doses provided additional protection against COVID-19-associated emergency department or urgent care encounters and hospitalizations, according to a recent report of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC recommended the use of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster doses in September, […]
Continue readingChina takes a brutal swipe at Scott Morrison ahead of Penny Wong's visit
China takes a brutal swipe at Scott Morrison ahead of Penny Wong’s visit: ‘Deliberately created trouble out of nothing’ Foreign minister Penny Wong heads to Beijing this week to visit her counterpart It coincides with the 50th anniversary of Australia’s diplomatic ties with China Chinese publication The Global Times slammed the last two Australian govts […]
Continue readingIs It Safe To Take A Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot? – Health Policy Watch
As COVID-19 cases are starting to spike around the world once again, a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine “provides safety assurances to the global population” about fourth vaccine shots.The study, conducted in Israel, is the first large-scale research into the safety of the additional booster. It comes at the same time as […]
Continue readingCranebrook, Ashley Gaddie: Alleged murder victim Danielle Finlay-Jones pioneer in women's football
A woman allegedly murdered by a man during a date was a female football pioneer credited with encouraging dozens of women to take up the sport. In September, Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, recently celebrated 25 years of service at the Ramsgate RSL Football Club in Monterey, in south Sydney. The passionate sportswoman received a trophy for […]
Continue readingCDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children … – CDC
For Immediate Release: December 9, 2022 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286Following FDA action, today CDC expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months through 5 years. Children ages 6 months through 5 years who previously completed a Moderna primary series are eligible to receive a Moderna bivalent booster 2 months […]
Continue readingDec. 1-7 COVID-19 cases – City School District of Albany
IMPORTANT SURVEY REMINDERS The City School District of Albany was notified of 22 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Dec. 1-7.One case is associated with the district’s administrative offices at Academy Park. The person was last in the building Dec. 2.Three cases are associated with Albany High School.One case is associated with Albany School of Humanities. […]
Continue readingThousands of Aussies with 'all the gear and no idea' getting bogged in 4WD
Aussie blokes have been buying up kitted out 4WDs in the hope of exploring the country. But their adventures into the wild are turning into a nightmare, with many getting bogged on beaches, grasslands and muddy bushland surfaces. Tow truck drivers have been making a fortune rescuing Aussie blokes ‘with all the gear and no […]
Continue readingChina’s lingering COVID fears cloud global travel rebound – Al Jazeera English
Chinese spent $288bn on international travel in 2018, nearly one-quarter of the global spending on tourism.Beijing, China – Zhou Jing, a 36-year-old business owner in China’s Hebei province, is relieved that Beijing has begun to unwind its harsh “zero-COVID” strategy.After taking strict precautions to avoid COVID-19 for the past three years, Zhou finally tested positive for […]
Continue readingThe English, 1883: What TV shows and movies get right and wrong about the Wild West
Gunfights, murder and revenge: As the latest series about the Wild West hits our screens, KAYLA BRANTLEY investigates what TV shows like The English and 1883 get right – and wrong – about frontier life in 1800s America By Kayla Brantley, Reporter-at-large For Dailymail.Com and Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 08:28 EST, 19 […]
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