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Coronavirus has sped up the digital revolution, with China leading the way
In April, when many were still stuck at home and worried about a gloomy economic future, over 2 million online viewers logged on to watch one of China’s new generation…
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Hong Kong third wave: new testing push for elderly, at-risk infants after study finds Covid-19 lingering in stool samples
Hong Kong will expand stool testing for Covid-19 among the very young and the elderly in the wake of a local university study that found the coronavirus in samples taken…
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Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid cases and deaths?
Since first being recorded late last year in China, the Covid-19 coronavirus has spread around the world, and been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. However, differences in…
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa ‘regrets’ losing US$41 million in volatile stock markets
A Japanese billionaire said on Twitter that he had lost 4.4 billion yen (US$41.4 million) by trading stocks amid volatile swings triggered by the pandemic.In a tweet titled “Deep Regrets”,…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson wants UK workers back in the office, but many prefer home
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson marked his first day back in the House of Commons last week by telling his Cabinet: “People are going back to the office in huge…
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Coronavirus latest: India overtakes Brazil with second-highest number of cases
Global coronavirus cases approached 27 million on Monday, with India reporting record infections to surpass Brazil as the second hardest-hit country.In Asia, Australia warned of mounting economic pain as Victoria…
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Hong Kong health officials race to contain growing Covid-19 cluster linked to commercial building after five more cases confirmed
Health authorities are racing to contain a growing coronavirus cluster tied to an industrial building in northern Hong Kong after five cases involving workers or their close contacts were among…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Daniel Andrews holds press conference as Victoria records 41 Covid cases
I’m hearing that Scott Morrison press conference we mentioned earlier has been slightly pushed back, probably closer to 12:15pm now. The federal opposition has welcomed the vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca…
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Coronavirus live news: cases rising in 22 US states as France declares more Covid-19 ‘red zones’
Hi, Helen Sullivan here. Seen any news that we’ve missed? Want to shower us with praise? Get in touch on Twitter @helenrsullivan. Mexico’s health ministry on Sunday reported 4,614 new…
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Reaction to Hong Kong’s mass coronavirus testing reveals city’s Pavlovian politics
In the experiment for which the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov is best known, he sounded a buzzer just before he fed his dogs. The dogs developed a connection between the…