COVID-19 Updates
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Tokyo exotic dancer who earns tips can’t prove income drop to apply for Japan’s coronavirus aid
Japanese exotic dancer Aya Yumiko has been living off her savings since March as she waits for the bars and clubs in Tokyo where she performs in burlesque shows to…
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Coronavirus: Daughter of Malaysia’s former deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi fined for flouting lockdown
The daughter and son-in-law of Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi have been fined 800 ringgit (US$185) each by a magistrate’s court in Putrajaya for…
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‘Please stop this nonsense’: Japanese decry boomer-era technology as hospitals file Covid-19 cases by fax
Japan’s stubborn reliance on the fax machine has sparked a Twitter tirade by a doctor, who railed against the legal requirement that hospitals complete paperwork on new coronavirus cases by…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand won’t open borders to tourists for ‘a long time’ but agrees to travel bubble with Australia
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to begin work on allowing travel between both countries and this arrangement could be eventually extend to other Pacific island nations, the countries said…
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Amazon engineer quits, forfeits US$1 million salary to protest firings at world’s largest online retailer
A senior Amazon.com engineer has resigned in solidarity with fired corporate and warehouse workers who protested working conditions at the company, the world’s largest online retailer and cloud services provider.Tim…
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Hong Kong public hospitals begin return of services cancelled because of coronavirus
Hong Kong public hospitals have begun rescheduling non-emergency services for thousands of patients affected by cancellations because of the coronavirus.But on Tuesday a senior hospital officer warned services would “struggle…
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Coronavirus: Bars, gyms, beauty parlours and other venues to reopen as Hong Kong eases Covid-19 shutdown
Most Hong Kong venues shut because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to reopen from Friday, the city’s leader has announced, as her government also laid plans to get…
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In a whiplash-inducing Hong Kong property market, tenants paying less are better than no tenants at all
In April, a flat in Taikoo Shing rented out for just around HK$25,000 (US$3,225). That would be unspectacular if not for the fact the previous lease agreement was for HK$32,000…
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Coronavirus: Britain divided over how to emerge from lockdown
Boris Johnson’s attempts to find a way to revive the battered UK economy while halting the spread of coronavirus ran into flak from his opponents and allies as he prepared…
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‘I’m a sovereign’: Singapore woman who refused to wear face mask cites radical US movement
A Singapore woman who refused to wear a mask in public and proclaimed herself a “sovereign” who is above the law has left many scratching their heads over her comments,…