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Hong Kong women’s pursuit of career goals more important than ever amid coronavirus
As the coronavirus outbreak continues into its sixth month in Hong Kong, upending work and home lives, the pursuit of career goals has become even more challenging for women.But fulfilling…
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Coronavirus: worldwide infections hit 14 million, surging by 1 million in under 100 hours
Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in…
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Hong Kong third wave: jolted by outbreak at home for the elderly, care workers tighten precautions
Tending to the frail, elderly residents at the care home where she works, Lai Sui-lin feeds and bathes them, turns them in their beds, and changes their diapers.Lai, 52, has…
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Australia beef exports ‘rescued’ after China ban by demand from US, South Korea
A slump in US beef production in May as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has “rescued” Australian beef exports hurt by a Chinese ban on four of its abattoirs,…
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EU leaders clash over coronavirus plan as new cases hit single-day record
European Union leaders headed into Saturday, the scheduled final day of their summit, about as far apart from reaching a deal on an unprecedented €1.85 trillion (US$2.1 trillion) EU budget…
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Touting Covid-19 success, Australia offers Hollywood studios US$280 million to revive jobs
Australia is hoping its success in dealing with the coronavirus will lure more big budget Hollywood productions Down Under, with the government announcing incentives worth hundreds of millions of dollars…
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Trump’s approval rating drops as US breaks daily Covid-19 case record – live
The Guardian’s Sam Levine reports: The Trump administration is weighing issuing an executive order that would ban undocumented people from being counted in the census, Politico reported Friday. Such a…
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The Guardian view on the government’s coronavirus gamble: winter will come | Editorial
In Aesop’s fable, the ant uses summer to prepare for the bleak months to come, while the grasshopper idles its time away, only to regret it as temperatures plummet. England…
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Coronavirus: keenly awaited dexamethasone trial results confirm life-saving benefits – and risks
The keenly awaited full results from a British trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published on Friday, confirming its life-saving benefits for Covid-19 patients on ventilators but suggesting it may…
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Naomi Campbell, Erykah Badu set trend with hazmat suits for air travel, and Canadian firm snags orders for 50,000
After the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended the widespread use of face masks to help slow the spread of Covid-19, the minimalist medical mask quickly got reimagined as…