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Basic education consults with stakeholders ahead of updating the nation"We will continue to prioritise the safety of our residents, while responsibly calling for the opening up of our economy because we simply cannot allow our economy to be stalled any longer."All of this forms part of the Dynamic Operating Framework that was rapidly developed and adopted during the…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A trial participant receives a shot in the first-stage safety study of the Moderna Inc. clinical trial for a vaccine against coronavirus.Ted S Warren/AP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 18 May Mixed progress on coronavirus vaccines as US stocks jump…

PITTSBURGH — Channel 11 News is committed to keeping you informed about the coronavirus, the impact on our community and your lives. Below you’ll find all of today’s updates, including the latest numbers and information from local and state officials. We’re also covering positive stories in our communities. You can find the most recent ones…

Covid-19: These are the plans for the 19 000 released inmates"We have taken the critical step of releasing on parole 19 000 low-risk offenders to prevent inmates with comorbidities from contracting this silent killer, which has sadly claimed four lives in our centres already," he said about the decision announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa little…

By Adam Vaughan A tractor sowing rice in a water-submerged plantation in Lombardy, ItalyMIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic’s impact on hunger around the world could be worse than the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 when food prices spiked calamitously, a leading food security expert warns. Unlike the scarcity of food during…