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‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics
The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous The past five years have been “like going…
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Shanghai Stock Exchange pulls out all the stops to keep trading going as city government locks down Pudong area to contain Covid-19
Shanghai’s stock exchange is going to extraordinary lengths to keep the bigger half of the world’s second-largest capital market ticking, locking technicians, compliance officers and back-office clerks in the building,…
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to resume cadet pilot training programme for first time in 2 years
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will resume its cadet pilot training programme for the first time since it was suspended two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with…
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Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation set to freeze ticket prices this year, with 3.8 per cent fare rebate set to be extended
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation is set to freeze ticket prices this year, based on a mechanism that calculates any adjustments, with a 3.8 per cent fare rebate…
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Why the UK can’t rely on boosters to get through each new wave of Covid | Danny Altmann
The evidence suggests performance could be less predictable and effective in the future – though there are promising developments Danny Altmann is a professor of immunology at Imperial College London…
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End of free Covid testing could put vulnerable at risk, say UK experts
Community testing ends in England on 1 April and will be scaled back across UK as infections rise Come the end of March, the lights will dim on the UK’s…
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Coronavirus: a city divided, as China’s financial hub Shanghai goes into lockdown
China’s financial hub Shanghai started a snap two-stage coronavirus lockdown on Monday, restricting a zone to the east of the Huangpu River that includes the Pudong New Area – home…
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Victoria daily news update: premier catches Covid, smoke in the city and money for freight terminals
Monday: Daniel Andrews in isolation for seven days, with James Merlino acting Victorian premier Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing A quick summary of all the…
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Coronavirus: actual Covid death rate could be lower than official record suggests, Hong Kong leader says
Hong Kong’s actual Covid-19 death rate among confirmed cases could be lower than the official record suggested, the city’s leader said on Monday, as she conceded that about a quarter…
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Australia news live updates: man dies in flood waters in south-east Qld; Daniel Andrews catches Covid; three deaths from virus
Man dies in flood waters at Kingsthorpe; Victorian premier to isolate for seven days after positive Covid test; Star casino group chief steps down; Scott Morrison gives press conference in…