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Trump to attend Republican convention as Biden promises coronavirus action
Donald Trump is set to travel to Charlotte on Monday, to attend in person as delegates to the Republican National Convention renominate him for US president. The North Carolina city…
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Eight police officers in Northern Irish station test positive for Covid
Eight police officers in a station in Northern Ireland have tested positive for Covid-19. Antrim station and another nearby, in Newtownabbey, have been closed for deep cleaning. Police across the…
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In Malaysia, questions over minister’s small fine for coronavirus quarantine breach
Malaysia’s social media users and opposition on Saturday criticised the Health Ministry’s decision to fine a government minister who failed to self-isolate following an overseas trip just 1,000 ringgit (US$239),…
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Coronavirus latest: India nears 3 million cases; Indonesia and China’s Sinovac sign vaccine deal
Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than two years, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief.“Hoping we can have additional tools like a vaccine,…
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I don’t want to go abroad, I really don’t – so why am I a seething mass of envy? | Hadley Freeman
Unlike Gore Vidal, I do not need my friends to fail so that I can enjoy my successes. But it is the law that if I am doing nothing, then…
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Coronavirus leaves Indonesia’s mixed couples in limbo, separated for months by closed borders
Jakarta resident Putri Emelli is pregnant and is preparing to give birth as early as next week but Indonesia’s border restrictions mean her German husband is currently stranded in the…
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Pandemic, social distancing getting you down? Mental health support offered free of charge via charity Mind HK
The coronavirus pandemic has hit our mental well-being hard. Many more people are experiencing anxiety and depression and there has been an increased demand for mental health care. In response,…
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Hong Kong records 26 new Covid-19 cases, including two more linked to coronavirus-hit cargo terminal
Two more workers at Hong Kong’s coronavirus-hit cargo terminal were among the 26 new Covid-19 cases the city recorded on Saturday, while an elderly woman died becoming the 76th fatality…
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What you need to know about Hong Kong’s universal Covid-19 tests
First announced a week ago, the Hong Kong government’s grand plan to test almost all – if not the whole of – the population for Covid-19 will be launched soon,…
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Hong Kong blood bank makes urgent appeal as Covid-19 pandemic fears keep donors away, supplies dry up
Mother-to-be Katie Yung was 35 weeks into her pregnancy and counting down to giving birth when she learned she had a potentially life-threatening condition.Her doctor told her she had severe…