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UK PM Boris Johnson’s next coronavirus test: end lockdown, plan safe Christmas
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a massive increase in community coronavirus testing on Monday as part of a plan to reintroduce tiered restrictions in place of the England-wide…
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Hong Kong races to contain ‘super-spreader’ Covid-19 cluster from dance clubs, with police helping to trace up to 1,000 people
Hong Kong authorities were racing to contain a ballooning “super-spreader” coronavirus cluster originating in dance clubs that would require police to help with contact tracing of up to 1,000 people,…
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In Thailand, tourism’s decline keeps ‘sea gypsies’ afloat amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the world, but for Thailand’s “sea gypsies” it brought a welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism.Since the pandemic began, life has been easier…
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Singapore’s economy shrinks less than expected in third quarter, with ‘glimmer of light near end of tunnel’
Singapore’s economy recorded a milder contraction than expected in the third quarter, the trade ministry said on Monday, thanks to the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures and an uptick in…
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After five years of losses, Hong Kong Disneyland pins hopes on new attraction, local visitors to keep going
Loss-making Hong Kong Disneyland heads into a new year with a new attraction and a new chief, but with international travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic, must continue to depend…
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NSW-Victoria border reopens; Victoria records no new Covid cases – live news
Restrictions on indoor gatherings are relaxed in Victoria as South Australia’s opposition calls for end to hotel quarantine. Follow the latest updates Victoria ends mandatory mask-wearing outdoors Follow our global…
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Rishi Sunak says public sector pay freeze is not a return to austerity
Chancellor said spending plans will result in more money for health, education and police Rishi Sunak has rejected accusations that his planned public sector pay freeze amounts to a return…
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Pet adoption booming amid pandemic – but workers accuse retailers of abuses
Workers say PetSmart and Petco have denied granting hazard pay, cut staffing and increased workloads for remaining employees As the coronavirus pandemic has led to higher demand for pets and…
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Hong Kong children pay the price for the government’s fumbling over Covid-19
Plenty of people just shrugged their shoulders earlier in the month, when some parents of young children spoke out against the Hong Kong government’s abrupt blanket closure of kindergartens and…
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Millions of Americans set to ignore warnings against Thanksgiving travel
New infections in the US approach 200,000 a day US crossed threshold of more than 12m cases of coronavirus Experts urged Americans against traveling for family gatherings at Thanksgiving this…