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Hong Kong property agents see expat renters who fled Covid-19 curbs trickling back from cities including Singapore
Agents report an uptick in inquiries after the city’s hotel quarantine requirement was relaxed. Some returnees found Singapore’s rents higher and its school spots harder to get than they expected.…
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Autumn Covid numbers peak at lower levels – but flu cases are on the up
Despite encouraging survey, scientists warn of emergence of serious variant, leading to parallel epidemic Britain’s current wave of Covid-19 cases appears to be peaking at a lower level than previous…
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Life turned upside down in Ruili, China, the world’s strictest zero-Covid city
Ruili, on the China-Myanmar frontier, has endured seven lockdowns that shut off border traffic, shuttered businesses and left residents short of food. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Nice pet, but sorry, it’s not allowed: Hongkongers face legal action for flouting rules at housing estates
Animal welfare groups urge review of pet ownership rules to make Hong Kong more ‘animal-friendly’. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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The long battle to get Britain’s lost employees back to work
In the wake of Covid, many of the economically inactive people in the UK would love to take up a new job. In the first of a series of articles…
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‘Mind-boggling’: Covid victims’ families react to talk of Johnson comeback
People whose relatives died during pandemic outraged that former PM, who broke lockdown rules, may stand again Tory leadership contest – latest updates For Jackie Green, whose mother died alone…
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In ‘post-Covid’ Singapore, doctors warn against complacency as XBB cases surge
Many doctors in city state are worried about complacency, saying some residents are too laid-back, so ‘exercise extra precautions. You do your part; society does its part’. Read the original…
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‘There is no safety net’: music festivals in UK raise ticket prices as costs soar
Organisers grapple with increasing financial challenges amid ongoing effects of Brexit and the pandemic British music fans expressed dismay this week as Glastonbury announced that the cost of tickets for…
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More than 2m people in UK had Covid in early October as flu cases rise
One in 30 people in England and one in 25 in Wales infected, with mixed picture across ages and regions More than 2 million people in the UK are estimated…
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BYD-Mercedes electric-car venture receives 30,000 orders for first model to go on sale in China
Strong sales of the D9 MPV from the joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz shows that a growing number of Chinese drivers are making the switch to battery-powered vehicles. Read…