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Facebook CEO warns against spread of Chinese-style internet regulations
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg warned against the spread of China’s internet regulation model, saying it disregards human rights, during an online debate with the European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner…
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Coronavirus: Japan debates one doctor’s call for younger patients to be treated before older ones
A Japanese doctor’s call for older people to carry a “consent card” that tells health workers to prioritise younger patients instead of treating them for the coronavirus disease has been…
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Coronavirus: China’s ‘cherry freedom’ vanishes as consumers cut discretionary spending
So-called cherry freedom was once a buzzword among China’s middle class, but as consumers cut unnecessary expenses while under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, the ability to purchase pricey imported…
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Japanese filmmaker contrasts how a Chinese city and his country dealt with coronavirus, sees attitudes to privacy as a key difference
Japan’s fumbling efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak have raised eyebrows in some quarters. Despite a state of emergency having been declared last month, the country famed for its hi-tech…
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Baidu weathers Covid-19 slump better than expected, sees rebound
Baidu reported a smaller slide in revenue than analysts were projecting and gave a more optimistic forecast for the current quarter.Sales at the Chinese internet search giant slid 7 per…
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Mask handout: another example of a government that doesn’t listen, giving people what they don’t want or need
A phone message from the Hong Kong government sent me into a panic. It said my attempt to apply for its free reusable CuMask+ face mask had failed; there was…
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T cells found in healthy people before pandemic may help fight coronavirus, study says
Some people in the United States were carrying immune cells that could recognise or attack the new virus strain as far back as five years ago, likely after being infected…
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Long-term changes in behaviour due to coronavirus could make gaming, e-commerce boom sustainable, experts say
While the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the way people work, shop and play in the short term, gaming and online shopping companies are counting on longer term changes in…
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Coronavirus: Trump reveals he’s taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against Covid-19
US President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the…
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Coronavirus: US stocks rally on hopes for vaccine and economic recovery
The stock market bounced back from its worst week in nearly two months Monday as optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus and hopes for a US economic recovery…