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Mainland Chinese ship Piano Land could provide ‘cruises to nowhere’ in Hong Kong from July, sources say
Piano Land, run by Astro Ocean Cruise, is set to begin operations in the city on July 1, pending local Covid-19 situation, according to sources. Read the original article at…
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Festival Walk: Reit investors seek clarity on future of Hong Kong mall as US$7.6 billion merger of Temasek units nears
Investors have raised questions about the viability of Festival Walk, the upmarket Hong Kong shopping centre owned by a unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. Read the original article at South…
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Hundreds at Beijing university campus sent into quarantine amid Covid-19 outbreak
All 670 students and staff living at the Fangshan campus have been transferred to an isolation facility. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s zero-Covid policy questioned as expert says ‘stabilising the economy will protect lives’
By hampering economic activity, China’s coronavirus controls are doing more damage to average life expectancy than good, a high-profile Chinese professor says. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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White House resumes Covid briefings after six-week hiatus as cases rise
New head of Covid response calls on Congress for additional funding to pay for vaccines and treatments The White House resumed its coronavirus briefings on Wednesday after a six-week hiatus…
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‘Don’t talk about Covid’: major parties accused of virus complacency during election campaign
Experts say there is a lack of political urgency on vaccines and public health plans as deaths rise and winter approaches Guardian Australia’s full federal election coverage Get our free…
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Scale of Australia’s aged care Covid deaths laid bare as staff prepare to strike
Analysis shows more than 1,400 deaths reported by providers so far in 2022, dwarfing the first two years of pandemic ‘Don’t talk about Covid’: major parties accused of virus complacency…
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Coronavirus: flying to China from the US will no longer involve 7-day RT-PCR or antibody tests
As of Friday, US travellers to China need only show two PCR test results and a negative antigen report, Chinese mission says, citing changing nature of virus. Read the original…
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Why does the UK have the highest inflation in the G7?
Analysis: UK among hardest-hit countries thanks to perfect storm of war in Ukraine, Covid and Brexit Britain’s inflation rate has soared to the highest level since the early 1980s. After…
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A million have died of Covid-19 in America. How did this happen? | Ross Barkan
One million people should never have to die from another pandemic. Not in America, a country built to do so much better One million have died from Covid-19 in the…