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Prime minister Scott Morrison tests positive to Covid with ‘flu-like symptoms’
Australian PM is isolating at Sydney home and says he will continue working while he recovers Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Scott Morrison says he…
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Coronavirus: Hongkongers continue to panic buy at supermarkets, pharmacies as potential lockdown looms
From frozen meat, bread and crisps to drugs, baby food and napkins, Hongkongers continued panic buying at supermarkets and pharmacies on Tuesday, worried about the possibility of a large-scale lockdown…
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Spectre of mass lockdown to send Hong Kong property market into ‘deep freeze’ as transactions plunge to 25-month low
Hong Kong’s property market is set to enter deep freeze as the city braces itself for a large-scale lock down as part of a universal Covid-19 screening drive later this…
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Hong Kong slips to 77th in liveability ranking as Covid-19 curbs, reduced press freedom make it less attractive for expats
Hong Kong slipped to 77th place on a liveability ranking as a combination of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and reduced press freedom made the city a less attractive destination for expats…
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Coronavirus: Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ ship World Dream’s last voyage; Indonesia extends AstraZeneca vaccine shelf life
Singapore will lose one of the two ships offering cruise-to-nowhere trips from the city, after Genting Hong Kong Ltd’s Dream Cruises said it no longer has the financial capacity to…
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Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened
Elderly woman found dead inside Lismore home and man found in flood waters west of Brisbane; 80,000 claims for disaster support lodged; RBA holds cash rate at record low; at…
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Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation further reduces operations after logging record 227 new coronavirus infections among staff
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has further reduced operations after logging a record 227 Covid-19 infections among its employees in a single day, taking the total number of…
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Coronavirus: 56 per cent of Hong Kong care homes have infections, city to bring in 1,000 temporary workers from mainland China
Hong Kong is hiring 1,000 temporary care workers from mainland China and waiving local recruitment rules amid a shortage of staff at elderly care homes, as more than half of…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s elderly left it late to get Covid-19 shots, now worried families fear time is running out as cases soar, deaths mount
Care worker Lau had tried in vain to get her elderly father’s residential home to vaccinate him against Covid-19 as soon as possible even before Hong Kong’s fifth and deadliest…
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China Post to test all overseas mail for Covid-19 as outbreak continues
The state-owned China Post Group Corporation has further tightened regulations on overseas mail after 15 out of the country’s 34 provinces and municipalities reported new Covid-19 cases last week.In a…