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Two-fifths of Hong Kong women have experienced sexual violence, quarter report domestic abuse in worsening trend, survey finds
Nearly two out of five Hong Kong women have experienced sexual violence, and more than one in four have suffered from domestic abuse, according to a new survey which highlights…
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KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China calls time on its struggling East Dawning fast-food chain as Covid-19 impact deals ‘fatal blow’
Yum China Holdings, the owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains in China, has decided to shut down its struggling fast-food brand, East Dawning, after it failed to…
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A glorified babysitter: my time as an unqualified substitute teacher during the pandemic
Covid-19 intensified the US substitute teacher shortage with parents, police and the national guard roped in to fill the gap On a frigid late December morning in the throes of…
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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened
Severe weather to affect coastal areas from Coffs Harbour to Bega; Queensland estimates ‘rain bomb’ will cost state more than $4bn; two NSW residents among Japanese encephalitis patients in Victoria;…
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Why have some people never caught Covid? The answers could help protect us all | Zania Stamataki
I’m a Covid researcher, but I’ve never tested positive. Studying variations in immune systems could lead to better vaccines I’m one of the fortunate people who is yet to test…
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Experts urge US cities and states to prep for future outbreaks as Omicron slows
As cases and hospitalizations decline, public health experts worry it might lull people into thinking the pandemic is over Omicron is receding in the US and states and cities are…
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Coronavirus: Omicron explosion in New Zealand renders curbs, isolation requirements obsolete
Two years after the pandemic began, New Zealanders are finally facing its reality.After keeping the virus at bay for so long, Covid-19 is now tearing through the nation’s population courtesy…
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Chinese state leader calls on Hong Kong to take ‘strong, decisive’ measures to curb coronavirus death rate
Beijing’s highest-ranking official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has called on local authorities to take “strong and decisive measures” to reduce the death rate and prioritise care for the elderly.Vice-Premier Han…
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Coronavirus: new Hong Kong platform for submitting Covid-19 test results to launch after delay; another 25,150 cases confirmed
A new platform for Hong Kong Covid-19 patients to submit their positive rapid antigen test results will be launched on Monday after being delayed since last week, health authorities have…
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6.3 million Hongkongers will receive first half of new batch of HK$10,000 consumption vouchers in April, finance chief says
More than 6.3 million Hongkongers who signed up to receive the government’s digital consumption vouchers last year will automatically get the first half of this year’s batch in April, months…