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Cambodia tourism chiefs call for end to Covid-19 healthcare and funeral deposit
Tourism chiefs in Cambodia say they hope officials will drop a $3,000 (£2,400) coronavirus deposit scheme under which travellers have to make a downpayment for potential medical costs – including…
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Center Parcs to reopen on 13 July in UK and Ireland but pools stay closed
Center Parcs is to reopen its UK and Irish holiday “villages” on 13 July – but its pools and spas will stay closed. The company, which shut its five UK…
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Tencent snaps up assets of Malaysian streaming video service iflix in expansion drive
Tencent Holdings has agreed to acquire a range of assets from Southeast Asian streaming video provider iflix, as the Chinese gaming and social media giant steps up efforts to build…
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Coronavirus: Wuhan’s women health workers battled depression and fear at height of outbreak, study shows
As the coronavirus pandemic reached its peak in China, one in 10 medical workers considered quitting the profession, while one in five said their friends and family avoided them out…
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Sweden’s anti-lockdown coronavirus expert says he’s ‘willing to reconsider’ face masks
The scientist behind Sweden’s controversial Covid-19 strategy said he is willing to reconsider using face masks, after previously advising against them.Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s state epidemiologist and the architect of its…
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Coronavirus could hand Singapore Airlines a bigger share of India’s aviation market
Coronavirus is unexpectedly providing an opportunity for Singapore Airlines to grab a share of the lucrative Indian market held by rivals Emirates and Etihad Airways through a local affiliate.Vistara, which…
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Health care workers face threat of violence, along with dangers of treating Covid-19 patients
Health care workers around the world have been cheered and praised for risking their lives to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. They have also faced violence and abuse, sometimes from the…
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Singapore expats who flouted circuit breaker rules fined up to US$6,400, work passes revoked
Seven foreigners pleaded guilty in Singapore on Thursday to socialising in groups at Robertson Quay bars and restaurants last month, when coronavirus circuit breaker measures were in force, and were…
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Coronavirus: Latin America’s devastating forecast suggests casualties will triple by October
The death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to 388,300 by October, with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for two-thirds of fatalities as other nations…
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Embattled Macron eyes government reboot
France should be proud of what its people – and government – have achieved in the battle against the coronavirus, Emmanuel Macron told the nation in his most recent address.…