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Hong Kong welcomes 2 traditional Chinese medicine experts from mainland to treat Covid-19 patients at public hospitals
Health officials invite doctors Xie Dongping and Wu Guangping as part of visiting scholars scheme to promote use of Chinese treatments in public health sector. Read the original article at…
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From bail reform to Covid: the five issues missing from the Victoria state election campaign
Amid the pledges for new hospitals, power bill relief and $2 public transport fares, other important matters have been noticeably absent Victoria state election 2022: everything you need to know…
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‘They are invisible’: the migrant workers struggling in wake of India’s Covid response
As a new Guardian documentary explores the impact of one of the world’s strictest lockdowns, we speak to some of those who, like millions across the country, were left poorer…
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Protests break out at Covid-hit iPhone factory in China
Social media videos showed large crowds clashing with hazmat-suited officials amid rising worker discontent at the Foxconn plant Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn‘s huge iPhone plant in China,…
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Japanese pupils want end to Covid ban on lunchtime chatter
After two years of eating in silence, survey by mother finds 90% of schoolchildren want to converse again Most children in Japan long for a return to the days when…
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The Great Abandonment: the extraordinary exodus of India’s migrant labourers – video
In 2020, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced one of the harshest Covid lockdowns in the world, causing nearly 200 million migrant labourers to be stranded without wages, food…
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China’s Covid-19 wave spurs tighter controls despite Beijing’s calls for ‘targeted’ measures
Local governments reintroduce mass testing and travel restrictions as cases surge in Beijing, Guangdong and Chongqing. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Chinese electric-car buyers opt for cheaper models as gloomy economic outlook takes toll on sales
Premium electric-carmakers in China are bearing the brunt of a slowdown, with some players cutting prices to survive cutthroat competition. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Spiking inflation leading to rising costs? Hong Kong’s businesses likely to make consumers bear burden, experts say
Businesses already battling to survive say coming hike in electricity charges means inevitably shifting some costs onto consumers. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Fauci urges Americans to get Covid shot, as study finds new booster is best yet
The latest booster shots provide better protection than original vaccines, CDC data shows ahead of health official’s retirement In his last appearance at the White House podium, Anthony Fauci urged…