A member of the Covid-19 testing team has a fel with a test swab performed at an emerging test facility on June 28 in Melbourne, Australia. Asanka Ratnayake / Getty Images The fourth day of a coronavirus “test blitz” in the Australian state of Victoria returned 75 positive results on …
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35% of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s alleged campaign operation are people of color and just over half are women, according to figures released Saturday at public insistence, after months in which his campaign refused to do make that information public. At least 60 percent of the staff is white, …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. It was “totally outrageous” that Donald Trump did not respond to reports that the same Russian intelligence cells that attacked the 2016 US election also offered rewards to US soldiers …
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A new 10,000-bed Covid-19 treatment facility will open this week in South Delhi. It will be the largest Covid-19 facility in India. Starting Sunday, 2,000 beds will be operational, while the remaining 8,000 beds will come into use from Wednesday, according to the Delhi government. Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah …
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Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, representative of the British monarchy in Jamaica, made the announcement on Friday. Allen said he is suspending personal use of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George insignia because of its offensive implications, according to a statement on the governor general’s website. The insignia …
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