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Coronavirus: left out of Hong Kong relief packages, asylum seekers struggle with higher food prices, lack of masks
When Zima did her weekly grocery shopping in March, she was shocked by the prices.“A package of chicken that used to cost HK$39 was HK$50,” she recalled. A litre of…
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Coronavirus in Singapore: city failed its migrant workers and is rightly criticised for it
I refer to Mr Lee Teck Chuan’s letter of April 26, claiming an incorrect extrapolation of the prevalence of racism against foreign labour in Singapore.The Singapore government has indeed done…
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Coronavirus brings loss, but also renews appreciation for life’s forgotten joys
“Many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time,” Boris Johnson said last month, as he announced more government measures to try and contain the spread of…
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Coronavirus: Africa’s debt problems must not be used as a political football, experts say
China and its rivals in the West are using Africa’s debt problems, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, as a political football in their struggle for power on the continent, experts…
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Coronavirus: Shutting out Taiwan only hurts global efforts to beat Covid-19
Most societies worldwide have yet to effectively contain the spread of the coronavirus. Taiwan is a notable exception. Due to its proximity to mainland China, where the outbreak began, Taiwan…
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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla from California over coronavirus restrictions
Tesla chief Elon Musk on Saturday threatened to pull his electric car headquarters and plant out of California after local authorities kept him from resuming production due to the coronavirus…
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Rare syndrome tied to Covid-19 kills three children in New York, Cuomo says
Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, a development that may…
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Coronavirus: Obama calls Trump’s handling of pandemic a ‘chaotic disaster’
Former president Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic disaster”.In a leaked web call Friday night with…
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Coronavirus: US approves new antigen test with fast results
US regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country.The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced…
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Coronavirus latest: Europe eyes restart to travel and tourism; Spanish PM urges caution
European Union nations are getting set to announce a relaxation in border restrictions next week, in an effort to boost their hard-hit tourist industries.French health officials on Saturday announced another…