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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:47:46 +1100
Contagious Brazil COVID-19 variant can re-infect people, scientists warn
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A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the disease, scientists say.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:10:32 +1100
US, Canada hail Taiwan’s ‘freedom pineapples’ after Chinese ban
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The de facto US and Canadian embassies in Taiwan have praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +1100
Belly fat may be resistant to weight loss when intermittent fasting
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Intermittent fasting is one of the most popular diets, but a new Australian study on mice raises questions about its effectiveness at tackling belly fat after finding the tissue grew resistant to weight loss.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 02:11:51 +1100
US announces sanctions on Russia over opposition leader’s poisoning
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The Biden administration has announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:58:15 +1100
Six Dr Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist images
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The books – including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo – will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, Dr Seuss Enterprises said.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +1100
World must break its ‘deadly addiction’ to coal, says UN chief
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Greenhouse emissions collapsed with COVID-19 but have since bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for the world to abandon coal.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +1100
Properly funded aged care, it’s what our taxes are for
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It is obvious that more funding is required to raise the treatment of aged care residents.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:01:00 +1100
To rebuild trust, aged care system need serious overhaul
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Age readers respond to the aged care royal commission and the federal government’s response to it, to the rape accusations against an unnamed federal minister, to media comments by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, and to the rising tide of plastic in Melbourne rivers.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:01:00 +1100
Bees revealed as Australia’s most dangerous venomous creature
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Australia is home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures, but the sting of a common insect is responsible for the most deaths and hospitalisations from venom.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Your Daily Horoscope for Wednesday, March 3
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Free daily horoscope for each star sign from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the day ahead in life, love and career.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Moelis, Goodman head to new digs
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Investment house Moelis Australia has joined the list of new tenants at the recently-completed $2 billion Brookfield Place, Sydney.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Target Time and Superquiz, Wednesday, March 3
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Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Sukin manufacturer signs 10-year lease in ESR business hub
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The manufacturer behind natural beauty brand Sukin has signed a 10-year lease to occupy a purpose-built factory and office in the new ESR Clayton Business Hub.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Miners vow to come clean as First Nations, climate pressure builds
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Australia’s mining companies will sign up to new social and environmental monitoring guidelines amid deepening concerns about their treatment of First Nations communities.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Land sales boom across Melbourne and Geelong’s new housing estates
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The land boom across Melbourne and Geelong’s growth areas is gaining traction as housing estate lot sales soar close to peak levels last tapped four years ago.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
‘Deeply concerning’: One in five Chinese Australians threatened or attacked during coronavirus
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More than a third of Chinese Australians surveyed by the Lowy Institute reported being treated differently or less favourably in the past 12 months and 31 per cent said they were called offensive names.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Centuria looks to raise $110m from sale, buyers circle Blackstone assets
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Industrial property is in the spotlight as final bids are being reviewed for the $3.5 billion Blackstone Australian warehouse portfolio and a number of parties are in the mix for the sought-after assets.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Jackson Motor Company buys office, warehouse for $3m
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Jackson Motor Company has acquired 1-3 Freight Road in a deal negotiated by JLL’s Anthony Cannizzaro and Mario Moscon. The 1066 sq m warehouse and office sold for $3 million.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
In the Herald: March 3, 1978
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Sir John Kerr resigns, bring back the lash and “home-made” Guinness.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
From the Archives, 1971: Hot pants on the rise
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Clothing manufacturer Paul Chalmers had returned from a trip to the world’s style hubs and he had a simple message for Sydney: get ready for hot pants.
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Defects are not so much a technological problem as a sociological problem.
