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‘Made in Hong Kong’ prestige provides springboard for retailers Watsons, Sa Sa to find success in Greater Bay Area
Banking on the prestige of “Made in Hong Kong”, the city’s retailers see big opportunity in the potential of the Greater Bay Area and are aggressively expanding in one of…
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Biden could get vaccine next week and Pence will have his on TV, reports say – as it happened
Biden says he will get his vaccine publicly Congress says $908bn bill is on track for approval soon Biden formally announces Buttigieg as transportation secretary US Covid vaccine shipments face…
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Biden and Pence will soon receive Covid vaccine as storm threatens to delay deliveries
Treacherous storm set to hit states from Virginia to Massachusetts today as 3,019 people die in the last 24 hours Joe Biden and Mike Pence are set to receive the…
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Sherry sellers toast surge in UK sales during lockdown
Retailers predict festive boost as Covid closures fuel rise in homemade cocktails Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sales of sherry in the UK have soared during…
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Coronavirus: Joe Biden to get vaccine as US deaths hit record
The United States set a grim double record Wednesday notching more than 3,700 deaths and more than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins…
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Elderly left behind by spread of digital services in China after coronavirus
Digital solutions for the post-Covid-19 world have left many older people in China battling to adapt.Community centres try to help, tech companies tailor products for the elderly and the government…
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US Congress closes in on $900bn Covid aid bill as Friday deadline looms
Bill will include $600 to $700 stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits US congressional negotiators on Wednesday were “closing in on” a $900bn Covid-19 aid bill that will include $600…
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Coronavirus: FDA says Pfizer vaccine vials hold extra doses, expanding supply
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Sarah Owermohle on politico.com on December 16, 2020.Pharmacists have found a way to squeeze extra…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: experts worried as more middle-aged coronavirus patients develop severe complications compared to previous outbreaks
More middle-aged Covid-19 patients are fighting for their lives amid Hong Kong’s ongoing fourth wave of infections compared to the previous outbreaks, an analysis of official data shows, potentially explaining…
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Coronavirus: US health worker has serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer vaccine
An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, but is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday.The adverse reaction in…