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Why Hong Kong rioters should know better and let city return to days free of violence
Those people, mainly young, who have returned to the streets and shopping malls with the conviction that carrying out destructive and violent acts is the way to get their message…
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Coronavirus test touted by Donald Trump produces many false negatives, study says
A rapid coronavirus test touted by President Donald Trump and used to test White House officials produces false negatives in almost half of all cases, according to new study by…
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Coronavirus: South Korean expats, teachers face scrutiny as nightclub outbreak worsens
South Korea’s efforts to trace and test thousands of people after a rise in new coronavirus infections linked to nightclubs and bars in Seoul’s Itaewon district has sparked unhappiness among…
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Hong Kong, Singapore lead biggest pullback in Asia-Pacific commercial real-estate deals since 2008 financial crisis
A slump in investment in Hong Kong and Singapore commercial property has contributed to the biggest pullback in a decade across Asia-Pacific, suggesting investors are conserving cash to ride out…
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Chinese internet giant Baidu invests US$70.5 million in live streaming amid coronavirus-led boom
Baidu, China’s biggest internet search company and artificial intelligence (AI) champion, said it is investing a further 500 million yuan (US$70.5 million) to boost its live-streaming services, aiming to cultivate…
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After coronavirus pandemic, Chinese students grapple with first economic downturn of their lives
This is the fourth in a series of six stories exploring the causes and consequences of the domestic unemployment crisis China may face following the coronavirus pandemic. This story looks…
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Suspect who targeted masked Asian women in ‘disturbing’ racist incident on Vancouver bus is dead, police say
Police in Vancouver say the suspect in a “disturbing” racist incident – in which two Asian women wearing face masks were verbally abused before a third woman who came to…
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Coronavirus: ousted US vaccine director Rick Bright predicts ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic response lags
An ousted US health official will warn Congress on Thursday that Americans face their “darkest winter” in decades if the country fails to deploy a coordinated response against the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: how Europe plans to rescue its summer holidays
As weather warms up in Europe, millions are wondering if this year’s summer holidays will be a forced staycation.Since the start of a massive lockdown across the block, international tourism…
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Coronavirus: Africa, at first spared, now confronts outbreaks all over the continent
From South Africa to Ghana to Nigeria, African countries are scrambling to contain the Covid-19 outbreak as hotspots emerge across the continent.In Ghana, more than 500 workers at a fish…