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Trump’s trade adviser Navarro links coronavirus to China government
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has called the coronavirus a “product of the Chinese Communist Party” and suggested without evidence it may have been intentionally created by the Chinese…
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Nintendo chills mobile gaming ambitions after Animal Crossing success
Nintendo is retreating from the US$77 billion mobile gaming arena after disappointing results deflated once-lofty ambitions, ending a multi-year effort just as the market goes through an unprecedented Covid-19 era…
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How manufacturing can be Singapore’s new gold rush
In 1817, the economist David Ricardo introduced the concept of comparative advantage in his book On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Briefly stated, this is the theory that…
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Mongolia has few coronavirus cases – and some say it’s all thanks to Genghis Khan
As of Saturday, Mongolia has had 204 coronavirus cases, all imported, and zero deaths. Not a single person has been infected inside the country.Many Mongolians attribute this low infection rate…
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Food meets fashion in Singapore as industry elite sell chilli and desserts instead of designer wear and haircuts during lockdown
When Singapore’s circuit breaker – or partial lockdown – measures began in April, fashion designer Samuel Wong had to face a stark reality. Because of the mandated closure of non-essential…
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Serbia’s ruling party crushes rivals in vote as global powers watch
Serbia’s president led his party to a landslide victory in coronavirus-tinged general elections, securing a crushing majority in a country that is at the centre of a struggle for influence…
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Coronavirus: World Health Organisation reports largest single-day increase in cases
The World Health Organisation on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.The UN health…
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China launches new Go West development drive to counter post-coronavirus geopolitical risks
This is the first story in a three-part series examining the Chinese government’s new Go West plan to develop the central and western regions of the country in response to…
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Police say Reading stabbings now treated as a terrorist incident – live updates
The first named victim of the terrorist attack in Reading has been named James Furlong. He was the Head of History, Government and Politics at the Holt School in Wokingham,…
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Trump adviser makes unfounded claim that Covid-19 was ‘spawned’ by China – live
“Policing, as imperfect as it is today, it is absolutely ages better than it was 34 years ago, but we’ve still got work to do. We have to look at…