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US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened
‘Absolutely there should be an investigation’, Harris says in Warsaw Zelenskiy describes Ukraine hospital bombing as ‘genocide’ Twitter launches site on dark web to bypass Russia’s block Sign up to…
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Scottish Tory leader withdraws letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson
Long a critic of the PM, Douglas Ross cites Ukraine war and says now is no time for change of leadership The Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has withdrawn his…
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Covid spike leads to Cornwall’s main hospital halting visitors
Most of the 85 Covid-positive patients at the Royal Cornwall hospital were admitted for another reason See all our coronavirus coverage The main NHS hospital in Cornwall has been forced…
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‘One last Christmas’: after six decades together Covid claims husband and wife in same week
‘It would have been so sad to watch one of them mourn the other,’ say daughters of Victorian couple Lenore Taylor: ‘Politicians are hiding behind numbers as Covid deaths rise.…
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Coronavirus in China: ByteDance’s Shanghai tower under lockdown as city seals off dozens of areas to hold the Omicron variant at bay
Shanghai’s authorities ordered several districts in China’s commercial hub into partial lockdowns, as health officials sealed off neighbourhoods including the area around ByteDance’s head office to contain an outbreak of…
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Startled by that screeching sound from your mobile phone? Emergency alert sparked wild fears, but Hong Kong leader says Covid information needed to get out
Nuked by Russian President Vladimir Putin or struck by an earthquake? Wild scenarios ran through the minds of many Hongkongers when a loud, high-pitched whine erupted from their mobile phones…
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Higher levels of PFAS exposure may increase chance of Covid, studies say
Four studies are first to support theory PFAS could hinder body’s ability to fight virus, but authors say more is research needed Higher levels of exposure to toxic PFAS “forever…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: ‘closed-loop’ system for care home staff optional, welfare chief confirms
Care homes will not be forced to run under a “closed-loop” system that restricts staff movement but the government will make it a priority to ensure about 80 facilities that…
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Swire Pacific’s turnaround aided by record earnings at Coca-Cola unit, lower losses at Cathay Pacific
Swire Pacific returned to profitability last year following record profit at its beverage unit, aided by significantly lower losses and impairment charges at its aviation and marine businesses.The Hong Kong-based…
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MTR Corp posts HK$9.55 billion profit for last year, but warns tough times ahead as Covid-19 cuts into patronage
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation posted profits of HK$9.55 billion (US$1.22 billion) for last year, a marked turnaround from its record losses in 2020, with earnings buoyed by the temporary lull…