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Crowds angry at disqualification from HK$5,000 consumption voucher scheme descend on Hong Kong government offices
About 240,000 people disqualified from HK$5,000 consumption voucher scheme after officials rule there is no evidence they are Hong Kong residents. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Burberry sales fall 35% in China on back of Covid lockdowns
Lola handbag range and signature trenchcoat give luxury fashion retailer boost elsewhere Burberry has reported sales growth of only 1% in its latest financial quarter because of the impact of…
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PM says he ‘wants to keep economy open’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed NSW has recorded 12,228 new cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. There are 2,027 people in hospital and of those, 60 are…
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China home prices fall for 10th month as property crisis deepens amid economic slowdown, credit crunch and mortgage boycott
New home prices are likely to fall further, especially in lower-tier cities, analysts say, amid slower-than-expected economic growth, developer credit crunch and expanding mortgage boycott. Read the original article at…
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Convictions of only some of 250 Hong Kong residents breaching Covid quarantine rules tied to wristband data, says health officials
Reveal comes as authorities reinstate use of devices to enforce quarantine of Covid-19 patients at home and inbound travellers staying at designated hotels. Read the original article at South China…
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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, deaths, hospitalisations and vaccination
Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as stats, charts and live state by state data from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania,…
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Coronavirus: online booking system for PCR tests reduces wait time at Shenzhen checkpoint for Hong Kong cross-border travellers
New measure aimed at easing crunch at Shenzhen Bay Port launched smoothly on Friday; city reports 3,574 new Covid-19 infections, including 216 imported ones. Read the original article at South…
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Anthony Albanese resists growing pressure to extend pandemic leave payments
Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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Hong Kong is stepping up Covid fight by issuing electronic wristbands, quarantining outbound travellers. Here’s what you need to know
People who quarantine at home will need to wear electronic wristbands while those who test positive at the mainland border will be sent to isolation camps right away. Read the…
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Has Covid ended Labor’s honeymoon? – with Lenore Taylor
According to the health minister, Mark Butler, we have yet to reach the peak of a new Covid wave. But as case numbers and deaths steadily climb, Labor has begun…