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Coronavirus: WHO warns of long road ahead, may never be a ‘silver bullet’
The World Health Organisation warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for Covid-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine, and that the road to normality…
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Hong Kong third wave: plans for at least two temporary coronavirus hospitals and expanded makeshift facilities will boost capacity by 2,400 beds
Hong Kong will build at least two temporary hospitals for Covid-19 patients and expand existing makeshift facilities with the help of mainland Chinese experts deployed to the city, adding as…
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Philippine coronavirus: Manila braces for lockdown, Duterte accuses doctors of seeking ‘revolution’
Metro Manila is gearing up for the return of strict lockdown measures that will force most businesses and metropolitan trains to shut down, putting pressure the country’s faltering economy, as…
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Why US dollar will survive the test of coronavirus pandemic
Whatever its detractors might say, the US dollar will never be supplanted as the world’s foremost reserve currency without a massive change in the global monetary order. It’s all down…
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India’s Amit Shah has Covid-19 – and little sympathy from social media
As India reels from its fifth consecutive day of recording more than 50,000 new Covid-19 cases, home affairs minister Amit Shah has come under fire for his decision to seek…
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Coronavirus: researchers from Hong Kong, Macau hope to start clinical trials of vaccine in months
Researchers from Hong Kong and Macau have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus and hope to start clinical trials within months. They aim to reserve 8 million doses for residents…
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League of Legends World Championship to be held in China for two consecutive years amid pandemic
The annual League of Legends World Championship, the e-sports industry’s most popular international tournament, will be staged for two consecutive years in China, where gamers outnumber the US population.League of…
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Why has a major incident been declared in Greater Manchester?
What is a major incident? According to Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (Jesip), an organisation that sets out the standard approach on how organisations such as police and councils work…
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Coronavirus: vandalism of Mong Kok shop linked to a cluster of infections prompts manhunt
A Mong Kok shop, operated by an online retailer linked to a cluster of more than 30 coronavirus infections, was vandalised on Monday, sparking a manhunt for three perpetrators.Police were…
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HSBC boosts bad loan provisions, sees second quarter profit plunge as coronavirus crushes global business activity
HSBC, the biggest of Hong Kong’s currency-issuing banks, warned it could take provisions for soured loans of as much as US$13 billlion this year as its second-quarter profit dropped sharply…