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Donald Trump tells Chinese-American reporter Weijia Jiang to ‘ask China’ about coronavirus, then abruptly ends press briefing
US President Donald Trump abruptly ended his coronavirus press briefing on Monday after getting into a testy exchange with an Asian-American reporter.CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he…
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Coronavirus: Tesla’s Elon Musk ‘ready for arrest’ as he reopens California factory, defying authorities
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Monday said production was resuming at the company’s primary vehicle factory in California and asked to be the only one arrested as he defied…
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Landlords in Central, Hong Kong slash rents by more than a third as vacancy climbs to six-year high amid economy crushed by coronavirus
Hong Kong’s major landlords of premium office space in Central are cutting rents by more than a third – returning them to 2017 levels – as the sharp economic contraction…
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Coronavirus: as Covid-19 cases in some US states swell, a model revises estimates upwards
Even as confirmed coronavirus cases in some US states swell, one of the most influential models used to predict the spread of Covid-19 is revising its estimates upwards.Researchers at the…
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Singapore focused on coronavirus from the start and went all out to protect migrant workers: elections had no part to play in response
Mr Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh asks “Is electioneering to blame for Singapore’s teetering pandemic response?” (May 5). But it is quite clear that Mr Vadaketh, a Singapore national, is pushing a…
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Coronavirus lessons for China: prioritise health care and quality of life over economic growth
Beijing is on the cusp of the much-delayed annual gathering of the National People’s Congress. The highlight of this event is usually the gross domestic product growth target, but it…
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Coronavirus: inmates at US jail trying to infect themselves to get released, sheriff says
Inmates in LA County jails are trying to infect themselves with the coronavirus, a video and evidence gathered inside the facilities show, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Monday morning.The inmates were…
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Coronavirus: is China prepared to handle an unemployment crisis?
This is the second 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 examines…
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Cyber resilience in the time of Covid-19 and beyond
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is not only a global health challenge. It has had cascading impacts across many sectors of society, including the economy, education, governance, and cultural sectors.…
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Indonesia ramps up coronavirus testing as thousands of migrant workers return home
Indonesia’s foreign minister on Monday said the country faces a fresh wave of coronavirus cases with the return of migrant workers and cruise ship workers, as the country’s infections rose…