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Coronavirus lockdown leaves Europe’s zoos on brink of financial ruin
Close for good, raise funds from the public or feed animals to other animals: Europe’s zoos, caught between reduced visitor numbers and orders to temporarily close, have been forced to consider…
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Joe Biden’s mission to fix US coronavirus testing problem moves into top gear
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by David Lim on politico.com on November 20, 2020.President-elect Joe Biden’s advisers are planning a massive…
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To reduce obesity, more weight is being put on sport in China’s high-school entrance exam
Tracy Gao, the mother of a sixth-grade boy in Shanghai, China, is concerned about her son’s fitness.“He eats a lot and doesn’t like to do anything active. Even walking a…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong health officials on full alert as dance club Covid-19 cluster grows
A surge of Covid-19 infections, with a growing cluster linked to a Wan Chai dance studio, has placed Hong Kong health authorities on full alert.Twenty-six cases were confirmed in the…
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Doctor who saved Japan once faces new coronavirus fight without lockdowns
Having mocked him at first for his theories on how the coronavirus spread, the world came to recognise the effectiveness of Japanese scientist Hitoshi Oshitani’s “Three Cs” approach to the…
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Mexico the fourth country to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths
Mexico said its coronavirus death toll had risen above 100,000, becoming the world’s fourth country to pass the grim milestone.“Today in Mexico we have 100,000 people who have lost their…
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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble: why is the Singapore Covid-19 test more expensive and what to do before you board?
The travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will launch on November 22, with the number of people allowed to move quarantine-free in each direction initially limited to 200 per…
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As Japan reports 13,600 bear sightings, why are they coming out of the wild?
On the morning of October 23, a worker at West Japan Railway was inspecting trains when he encountered an Asian black bear just outside the Tsuruga station in Japan’s northwestern Fukui…
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Coronavirus: WHO advises doctors not to use Gilead’s remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment
The World Health Organization recommended against using Gilead’s remdesivir to treat hospitalised Covid-19 patients less than a month after US regulators granted the drug a speedy approval.“There is currently no…
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Coronavirus: South Australia’s lockdown sparked by one man’s ‘lie’; India hits 9 million cases
South Australia’s drastic six-day state lockdown was triggered by a “lie” to contact tracers from a single individual and restrictions across the state would now be lifted much sooner than…