COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus pandemic could scar Hong Kong youth economically for life – but offers opportunities too
After the 2008 global financial crisis wreaked havoc across financial markets around the world, young people would feel its after-effects for years to come, as employment rates did not recover…
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In Philippines, coronavirus crisis led to massive PhilHealth corruption, whistle-blowers claim
As the Philippines battles a coronavirus emergency, the main state agency providing funds for patient care and Covid-19 testing could be bankrupt by next year, according to three whistle-blowers who…
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Across Asia, rising Covid-19 case numbers burst all hopes of ‘travel bubbles’
According to the Global Covid-19 Index, which scores how well 184 countries are coping with the pandemic, Thailand has cause for celebration; the Southeast Asian nation currently occupies second spot…
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Coronavirus, economic slump force mainland Chinese owners to dump their luxury Hong Kong properties at steep losses
Some heavily indebted mainland Chinese owners have been forced to sell their luxury apartments in Hong Kong at huge losses or discounts, as the economic slump at home takes a…
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Coronavirus: developing a vaccine is one problem to solve, getting people to use it is another
Shanghai mother Julia Wei has been closely following Covid-19 vaccine development updates. As a frequent business traveller, she believes an effective vaccine will be the key to a return to…
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SenseTime, the Chinese AI giant blacklisted by Trump, sees demand surge during coronavirus
The future of China’s largest artificial intelligence company was thrown into question last year when it was blacklisted by the Trump administration. Today, SenseTime Group is thriving with growing demand…
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Coronavirus Australia latest updates: NSW hunts for security guard contacts, fearing repeat of Victorian outbreak – live news
Over in Queensland, and authorities are waiting on the results of a fourth Covid test for a resident at Immanuel Gardens in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, an aged care…
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Coronavirus live news: global cases approach 22 million; WHO says Covid spread by ‘unaware’ younger people
Brazil reported 47,784 new cases of coronavirus and 1,352 deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil has now registered 3,407,354 cases of the virus…
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Pelosi dismisses postmaster general’s delay to USPS changes as ‘insufficient’ – live
Donald Trump is speaking at a campaign event in Arizona. According to the press pool, about five hundred people are in attendance, with no social distancing. Many of the supporters…
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Australians stranded overseas as airlines fly with as few as four economy passengers
Planes flying into Australia are carrying as few as four economy passengers, as airlines frustrated with the government’s international arrival cap begin to acknowledge they are prioritising business passengers and…