COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: South Korea’s surge raises prospect of stricter curbs
South Korea has reported 441 new coronavirus cases, the largest daily increase since March 7, when the country experienced its first major outbreak.Of the new cases, 434 were locally transmitted,…
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China’s industrial giants rebound for third successive month in July as coronavirus recovery continued
China’s industrial giants saw their monthly profits grow for a third successive month in July, but remained negative in the first seven months of the year.Last month, profits of industrial…
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As global coronavirus cases pass 24 million, US baffles experts with testing change
US health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White House task force that run counter to what scientists say is necessary to control…
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Shanghai’s Fosun Pharma inks agreement to supply 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Hong Kong and Macau once approved
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group), which aims to bring German partner BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine to China by the end of the year, has inked an agreement with a distributor to potentially…
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Dartmouth accused of anti-Asian bias in sports team cuts
Dartmouth College’s decision to cut five varsity teams discriminates against athletes of Asian descent, a group of students claimed in a letter to the university’s board of trustees.The Ivy League…
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EU trade chief Phil Hogan resigns over coronavirus ‘Golfgate’ backlash
The European Union’s trade chief, Phil Hogan, has resigned after growing criticism that he broke virus regulations in his native Ireland.“This evening I have tendered my resignation as EU trade…
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Surrogate babies stranded in Russia as coronavirus rules keep Chinese parents out
Thirty babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Saint Petersburg, an official said on Wednesday, with foreign parents unable to travel to Russia’s second city due to coronavirus restrictions.The…
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America must brace itself for a double-dip economic recession
The double dip is not a dance. It is the time-honoured tendency of the US economy to relapse into recession after a temporary recovery. Over the years, it has happened…
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Frustrated Chinese travellers in Singapore show limits of border reopenings as Covid-19 rages on
When he finally got a day off on Wednesday and had time to visit the Chinese embassy in central Singapore from his home in Kovan, on the northeastern side of…
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Sino Hotels, owner of Conrad Hong Kong, posts loss as occupancy rate falls to a third amid coronavirus
Billionaire Robert Ng Chee Siong said his hotels saw their occupancy rates fall to as low as a third as Hong Kong’s hotel industry was hit by a huge drop…