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Xi’s call to Singapore: a subtle ‘reminder’ about the South China Sea?
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China would work with Singapore to “overcome distractions” to safeguard regional stability, in remarks some experts interpreted as a subtle “reminder” not to…
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How Covid-19 gave Japanese boxing nurse a fighting chance to enter the Tokyo Olympics
Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring, but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: coronavirus.The 27-year-old…
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‘A record of telling the truth’: Fauci stands ground as Trump works to undermine him
Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, has pushed back at a concerted campaign by Donald Trump and his allies to discredit his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials and…
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Hong Kong third wave: new social-distancing rules could take week to work, source says, as about 50 new Covid-19 cases recorded for third straight day
Hong Kong racked up its third straight day of about 50 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as a medical source said the government’s strict new social-distancing measures could take at…
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China’s unemployment crisis shows no signs of easing as graduates face reality check due to coronavirus
One of a record high 8.7 million graduates who entered China’s job market this summer, the next stage of Rita Zhang’s life has started badly.The 23-year-old, who studied cultural industry…
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Heathrow Airport deploys cleaning robots to kill viruses at night
Heathrow Airport is introducing cleaning robots and other measures to try to reduce the risk of virus transmission at the British aviation hub as the country eases travel restrictions.The robots…
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Coronavirus latest: Tokyo prepares to lift alert to highest level after nightlife clusters
Tokyo is considering raising its alert for coronavirus infections to the highest of four levels, officials said on Wednesday, after a spike in cases to record numbers in the Japanese…
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Banksy artwork on London Underground promotes face mask usage
The mysterious street artist Banksy has produced a series of rat pictures on the London Underground to advertise the wearing of masks during the coronavirus crisis.Banksy seems to appear on…
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Hong Kong tourism enjoys mini-revival but number of visitors nearly 100 per cent down on last year
Hong Kong tourism enjoyed a mini-revival in June with 80 per cent more visitors than the previous month, but that was still nearly 100 per cent down on 2019.Latest figures…
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China’s ‘daka’ tourists show that post-pandemic travel will be no more meaningful
A post-pandemic utopia – a world in which we address historical wrongs and the systemic oppression that continues because of them, and are consequently kinder to each other and to…