COVID-19 Updates
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Henderson Land’s profit slumps 29 per cent to US$1.2 billion, aims to launch 7,655 flats in Hong Kong this year
Henderson Land said in an exchange filing that the decrease in underlying profit was partly due to an attributable gain of HK$1.8 billion, which was recognised in the previous year.…
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Singapore says US$105 million of expired Covid vaccines ‘price we were prepared to pay’ to stave off catastrophe
Health minister Ong Ye Kung told parliament on Tuesday that the unused vaccines were an ‘insurance premium’, without which the city state would have to resort to further ‘circuit breakers’.…
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Biden orders release of intelligence on potential links between Covid and Wuhan lab
Move poses political risk for US president, who has a difficult relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping A bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between…
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Joe Biden signs bill requiring declassification of Covid origins information
The legislation passed unanimously in the Senate and House before being sent to the White House; a recent media report reignited the debate on whether the pandemic was the result…
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Sue Gray ‘not involved’ with Partygate evidence while in Labour talks
Whitehall sources say process of dealing with Commons committee was managed by Cabinet Office propriety and ethics team Politics live – latest updates Sue Gray was not involved with handing…
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Sunac Services posts US$67.1 million loss for 2022, cites mounting pressure from China’s recurring Covid-19 outbreaks
The property services unit of Sunac China Holdings cited the ‘recurring pandemic outbreaks and the continuous downturn of the real estate industry’, for loss. Read the original article at South…
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Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals
World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic It claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic…
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Shopping paradise no more? Mainland Chinese tourists, travel agents disagree over Hong Kong’s appeal as demand for city trips drops
Hong Kong’s tourism sector insists tax-free shopping items are still appealing to visitors, but mainland counterparts urge city to change its ways. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Kwarteng: Johnson could survive Partygate grilling and lead Tories again
Ally says he would ‘never rule out’ former PM’s return as he prepares to face the privileges committee Boris Johnson may emerge from a televised grilling next week over claims…