Free flights, points: Virgin Australia’s vaccination competition – Executive Traveller
Virgin will join Qantas in putting prizes up for grabs to encourage Aussies to get vaccinated.
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Covid-19: One stuck box of fertiliser shows the global supply chain crisis – Stuff.co.nz
Somewhere in the port of Shanghai sits a container of fertiliser, waiting for a ride to the US.
Customers will need to show COVID vaccine cards or negative tests to enter long list of Oahu businesses – Hawaii News Now
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the program Monday amid an ongoing surge in new COVID cases in Hawaii that’s threatened…
Christchurch family with baby on the way win $1 million Lotto prize – New Zealand Herald
The couple spent Sunday evening writing a wishlist of how they want to spend the money.
Water In The West: Bankrupt? : The Indicator from Planet Money – NPR
Water is one of the West’s most precious resources, but it’s drying up. We begin a week of the economics of water. Today: Who…
Amazon’s favorite electric vehicle company Rivian is going public – Vox.com
Rivian, which doesn’t have any vehicles on the road yet, is seen as a potential competitor to Tesla.
Alberta to offer booster shots to seniors in care facilities, immunocompromised people – CTV Edmonton
The province will also make Pfizer and Moderna doses available to travellers going somewhere that does not accept AstraZeneca…
Starbucks Workers in Buffalo Seek Union Vote – The New York Times
The organizing campaign, if successful, could upend the company’s labor model. Employees say chronic understaffing has long caused…
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers roast Delta’s CEO for refusing to call the virus by name: ‘He said from now on, our airline is pronounced Del-TAY’ – Yahoo! Voices
The late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers mocked Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian’s steadfast refusal to call the virus…
Police establish formal investigation into Maroubra party at heart of COVID-19 cluster – Sydney Morning Herald
The illegal gathering, attended by up to 60 people, has been linked to an outbreak of 81 COVID-19 cases.