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China coronavirus infection closes shipping terminal at massive Ningbo-Zhoushan Port as container rates soar
The world’s largest shipping port by cargo tonnage has shut down one of its key terminals following a confirmed case of Covid-19, putting further strain on the global shipping industry…
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Singapore’s richest tycoons ranked by Forbes see fortunes rise 25 per cent in a year as coronavirus boosts tech start-ups
Singapore’s wealthiest tycoons saw their combined fortunes surge 25 per cent in the last year as the Covid-19 pandemic proved a boon for technology companies, according to Forbes Asia.The founder…
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Living in Australia: share your experience of coronavirus
We’d like to hear from those living in Australia who have tested positive recently for Covid or are recovering There are more than 5,000 active cases of Covid in Australia…
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Indonesia fears rainy season as Covid-19 isolation wards flood
Even as Indonesia grapples with a second wave of Covid-19 that caused infections to peak at over 50,000 new cases a day in July, an even darker cloud looming on…
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Gladys Berejiklian offers slogans in place of solutions as NSW Covid crisis deepens
NSW government plays the blame game as the Sydney outbreak spreads to regional areas with vulnerable populations and limited healthcare facilities Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong nurse suspended after giving man 2 BioNTech vaccine jabs in same sitting
A Hong Kong nurse who incorrectly injected a man with two doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday has been suspended from his job at a community inoculation centre amid an…
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US urges pregnant women to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as Delta surges
US health officials stepped up calls for pregnant women to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as new evidence showed no increased risk of miscarriage from the shots.Women who received messenger RNA…
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Israel embassy in Singapore slams social media posts comparing Covid-19 policies to Holocaust
The embassy of Israel in Singapore on Thursday said it condemns social media posts comparing the city state’s Covid-19 vaccinations to the Nazi Holocaust that killed 6 million Jews, days…
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NSW and ACT Covid lockdown restrictions: update to Sydney, regional NSW and Canberra coronavirus rules explained
Covid restrictions extended for greater Sydney, with 11 LGAs now in hard lockdown, including stricter mask rules and a 5km radius travel limit. Large parts of regional NSW are also…
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China sends 70,000 Communist Party workers to help city stricken by Covid-19
China is mobilising massive resources to stop the spread of the coronavirus in an eastern city, where Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan warned the situation was not yet under control, according to…