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Mask acne, Zoom face: how coronavirus gave a nip and tuck to Singapore’s cosmetic surgery industry
Ng, a 27-year-old Singaporean, used to travel to neighbouring Malaysia three times a year for skin tightening treatments as well as Botox and filler injections. Sometimes she would venture even…
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Portugal’s President Rebelo de Sousa re-elected, pledges coronavirus fight ‘first priority’
Portugal’s centre-right president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won a second term on Sunday in an election marked by record abstention as the country battles a crippling third wave of coronavirus…
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New UK and South Africa Covid variants may spread more easily, so what does this mean for the fight against coronavirus?
The B117 and 501YV2 strains may be as much as 50% more transmissible than the regular virus. This would mean stricter measures need to be taken to lower spread New…
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How to stay sane while working from home: add structure to your day, take regular breaks outside, and play music to relax
Yeeli Lee’s work life changed abruptly when the Covid-19 pandemic began early last year. The founder of BHuman, a beauty tech start-up based in Singapore, went from having face-to-face meetings…
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Covid-19 pandemic’s ‘butterfly effect’ on shipping containers reveals the need to prioritise supply resilience over efficiency
Today’s is a story of instability, unpredictability, of “black swans” and serendipity (my favourite word). It is about how small changes can have big effects, and the need to give…
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Coronavirus: Japan cases surged after Go To Travel campaign began, study finds
The number of travel-associated coronavirus cases in Japan increased by nearly seven times after the government began a subsidy programme aimed at promoting domestic tourism in July, a recent study…
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Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has Covid-19
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus, but said his symptoms were mild and he felt optimistic.“I regret to inform you that…
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Coronavirus boom for Malaysia’s rubber glove industry loses shine amid worker rights abuses
Even as the coronavirus pandemic propels profits in Malaysia’s burgeoning rubber glove industry to new heights, widespread accusations of forced labour amid increasing competition from China and Thailand have left…
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam can avoid policy U-turns by welcoming views outside tight circle of experts, observers say
Hong Kong florists were up in arms when the government announced two weeks ago that it was cancelling this year’s Lunar New Year flower markets because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Then,…
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US president Joe Biden speaks to France’s Emmanuel Macron vowing ‘close coordination’
US President Joe Biden spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, with both leaders promising to closely coordinate on confronting climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and the global economic…