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China’s April new home price index falls for the first time in seven years as Covid-19 adds to the slumping property market’s cash woes
Declining prices and contracting transactions underscore why China’s banking regulator and banks are cutting their mortgage rates in cities like Tianjin to revive the stagnating property market. Read the original…
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Coronavirus: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un accuses officials of ‘immaturity’ and ‘slackness’ after jump in suspected Covid cases
North Korea reported 232,880 more people with fever symptoms, and six more deaths as leader Kim Jong-un accused government officials of inadequacies in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak. Read the…
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Inquiry reveals 50,000 Covid-related fines issued in Victoria
More than 5,700 people caught not wearing a mask while 1,700 were fined over illegal gatherings More than 50,000 fines have been handed to Victorians for breaching Covid-19 restrictions, but…
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China’s zero-Covid approach no match for Omicron: WHO
Health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the coronavirus has changed significantly since it was first identified. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese pressed on Covid approach as infections and deaths rise – video
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have been questioned on Australia’s response to Covid-19 as the nation’s per capita infection rate rises to among the highest in the world. The prime…
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Coronavirus: don’t worry too much about pandemic, leading health official advises Hongkongers, as 3 key metrics show encouraging declines
Dr Edwin Tsui, Centre for Health Protection’s controller, notes admissions to hospital have fallen and number of most worrying cases is also down. Read the original article at South China…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai Covid cases remain at zero outside quarantine zones for fourth day, city on path toward normalcy
The fourth straight day without new Covid-19 infections in low-risk, unguarded zones keeps the mainland’s commercial and financial hub on track for a phased easing of restrictions. Read the original…
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Will Kim Jong-un look to China to battle North Korea’s ‘explosive’ Covid-19 spread?
Even as the unvaccinated nation faces a collapse of its health system, Pyongyang has rebuffed aid offers from South Korea and the UN. Read the original article at South China…
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PM dismisses need for more measures to limit Covid deaths, suggesting Australians are dying with, not of, the virus
Scott Morrison says Australia is now ‘living with Covid’ as nation records one of the highest transmission rates in the world Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…