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Coronavirus: tests link Hong Kong airport worker’s infection to four previously imported cases from Russia
Genetic analysis of an airport porter’s Covid-19 infection, which ended Hong Kong’s 33-day streak of zero community cases, found that the virus was related to four previously imported cases from…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia reports record rise in cases; Thailand defends Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine ‘mix-and-match’ after WHO warning
Malaysia reported 11,079 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the most in a single day since the start of the pandemic, as it shut down a vaccination centre in its worst-hit…
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Myanmar struggles to contain coronavirus as health workers who protested against coup are targeted by junta
Thuya Aung recalls driving through the night last week searching for medical oxygen for his father, who was suffering from Covid-19 at the family home in South Dagon township near…
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Tokyo Olympics: athletes’ village has 700 menu options with ramen, Wagyu beef and tempura
Even under ordinary circumstances, feeding an Olympic Village is a mammoth task, with chefs preparing tens of thousands of meals a day for elite athletes from around the world. But…
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At least 64 die in Iraq hospital coronavirus ward fire after oxygen tank blast
At least 64 people died and dozens more were injured when a massive fire engulfed the coronavirus isolation ward of an Iraqi hospital on Monday, health officials said on Tuesday.The…
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Coronavirus: Thailand’s Alpha and Delta surges cloud reopening in Phuket, Koh Samui
Thailand on Monday placed 10 million people in the capital under fresh coronavirus restrictions and a curfew, as its deadliest wave of infections threatens to erode plans to bring vaccinated…
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Institutional funds shift their gaze and chequebooks to Japan’s real estate as value outweigh ageing demographics and empty cities
Institutional investors are flocking into Japan’s residential property market, as value assets in one of Asia’s most prosperous nations outweigh concerns of a resurgence in Covid-19 infections, ageing demographics and…
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From freedom to caution: a week of mixed messages on Covid reopening
Analysis: little has changed since last week’s announcement but the mood music is very different It was the comedian Matt Lucas who best captured the jarring ambiguity in Boris Johnson’s…
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Joe Biden calls Cuba protests ‘remarkable’ as Havana accuses US of stoking unrest
US President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable” and a “clarion call for freedom”, praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and…
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Coronavirus: China boosts global vaccines deal; England presses ahead with ‘Freedom Day’
A global initiative to distribute coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries was boosted on Monday by a deal to buy 110 million Chinese shots, as the British government confirmed it was…