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Coronavirus: Buddy, the first dog in US to get Covid-19, reportedly dies
The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, National Geographic magazine reported, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of…
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Vaccine race: ‘unprecedented’ momentum and questions for deliberately infecting volunteers with Covid-19
Shi Zhengli, a top virologist nicknamed China’s “bat woman” for her pioneering research on bat viruses, has spent much of 2020 answering controversial questions thanks to US President Donald Trump’s…
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Hong Kong third wave: more than 120 new coronavirus cases expected, as two elderly care home residents die
Hong Kong expects to see more than 120 confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, facing triple-digit infections for the tenth day in a row amid a third wave of Covid-19, according…
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Apple and other Big Tech firms deliver strong earnings amid Covid-19, sending shares up
Apple on Thursday delivered blowout quarterly results, reporting revenue gains across every category and in every geography as consumers working and learning from home during the Covid-19 pandemic turned to…
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Hong Kong third wave: UPS pilots demand right to refuse to fly to city, days after FedEx Express crew call for suspension of all flights
United Parcel Service pilots want the right to refuse to fly to Hong Kong, further threatening to undermine the world’s biggest air cargo hub, days after FedEx Express aircrew called…
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China’s economy continued strong recovery from coronavirus shock in July, but challenges remain
Buoyed by a construction boom, China’s economic recovery continued apace in July, new sentiment data suggested.The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for July stood at 51.1, with a reading…
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Owners of Times Square, Fashion Walk malls report big losses as Covid-19 crisis prompts plea for rent relief
Two of Hong Kong’s biggest commercial landlords, Hang Lung and Wharf Reic, posted huge losses in the first half of the year as Covid-19 “destroyed the global economy” and condemned…
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Vietnam’s first coronavirus outbreak in 99 days spreads fear, anxiety
Da Nang resident Le Tu Anh has been working from home since Tuesday, when a 14-day partial lockdown began in the city of 1.1 million as Vietnam endured a new…
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Telemedicine is the big health care game changer to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, say experts
Telemedicine, in which a doctor’s appointment happens over phone or video, could be the health care game changer to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. But a perfect marriage with offline…
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Australian miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue post record iron ore shipments as China industrial recovery continues
Australian mining giants Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group have joined BHP Group in reporting record shipments of iron ore, the bulk of it to China, as an infrastructure and…