COVID-19 Updates
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Even with protests, recession and coronavirus, Hong Kong is a better bet than Singapore
The lingering anti-government protests and Covid-19 pandemic have generated panic among some people and corporations in Hong Kong, who are weighing the pros and cons of staying in the city.…
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Pangolin trade highlights loopholes in rules to prevent spread of animal viruses
Vietnamese police pulled over the sedan on its way to Hanoi and seized 16 live pangolins. In Spain, two of the endangered mammals were found dead in a woman’s airport…
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Health and safety to come first for tourism in Thailand when travel resumes after Covid-19. Hygiene measures offer a clean break for visitors
“My health and safety is going to be my top priority when I can travel again, and this will play a big part in where I choose to go,” says…
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Europe’s Covid predicament – how do you solve a problem like the anti-vaxxers?
In front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate a politically incongruous crowd of protesters gathered on Saturday. They wore flowers in their hair, hazmat suits emblazoned with the letter Q, badges displaying…
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Coronavirus latest: Trump plays golf; infections stifle Indonesia’s Eid celebrations; Brazil’s curve steepens
Spain will let in foreign tourists and restart top league football in the coming weeks, accelerating Europe’s exit from strict coronavirus lockdowns, even as the disease continued its deadly surge…
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Spain to reopen to foreign tourists from July as protesters urge PM to quit over coronavirus lockdown
Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top soccer division will kick off again in June, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, as one of the…
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From coastline to rooftops, Singapore boosts local production to survive a global food crisis
Singapore’s obsession with food goes far deeper than its world-famous chilli crab and laksa.One of the most densely populated countries on the planet, its 5.7 million people rely on other…
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How Europe’s big bailout plan could also help trump the ‘China card’
A half-a-trillion-euro recovery package could help the European Union counter Chinese influence as well as serve its main purpose of helping the economy recover from the devastation caused by Covid-19,…
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UK coronavirus live: No 10 accused of trying to cover up Cummings lockdown breach – latest updates
Here is the moment Dominic Cummings told reporters he did the ‘right thing’ by travelling 260 miles from London to Durham to be near relatives during the lockdown. Cummings is…
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Sam Neill: ‘I should be at Pinewood. The Jurassic World III sets are there waiting’
Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park, The Piano and Peaky Blinders, is one of the best known screen faces of the last 30 years. Yet the actor finds the idea…