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Midday bulletin 18 August 2021

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New South Wales records 633 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths; the Taliban says Afghanistan will not be a haven for foreign fighters and in sport, Fabio Jakobsen claims a cycling victory.


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By Greg Dyett

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New South Wales records 633 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths; the Taliban says Afghanistan will not be a haven for foreign fighters and in sport, Fabio Jakobsen claims a cycling victory.



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