COVID-19 Updates
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Cathay Pacific expecting better showing in first half of 2022 despite staying in the red, after strong cargo performance and cost-cutting moves
Losses will remain ‘substantial’ but should be lower than the HK$7.6 billion it lost in first half of 2021. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Australia news live updates: Queensland on brink of power outage as eastern states battle big chill; WA to shut state-owned coal plants
Penny Wong to visit New Zealand foreign minister; at least 31 Covid deaths. This blog is now closed Power shortage to hit five states on Tuesday as energy market operator…
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Shanghai merchants, hard-hit by Covid-19 lockdown, delay reopening of Qipu Road clothing market, demand rent relief
Desperate merchants in the Qipu Road clothing market refused to open on Monday following a three-month closure, highlighting the pressure Covid-19 restrictions put on small businesses. Read the original article…
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Sacking of Melbourne worker homeschooling children found to be discriminatory
Tribunal finds dental assistant was unlawfully discriminated against during Victoria’s Covid restrictions Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing A Melbourne dental assistant has been awarded $12,000…
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Consumption vouchers: retailers, e-payment service providers offer promotions worth billions to entice Hongkongers ahead of roll-out
Sun Hung Kai Properties to spend HK$10 million for promotional activities, while Octopus, BoC Pay and AlipayHK to offer rewards to new joiners. Read the original article at South China…
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Liz Truss says decision to ditch parts of EU Brexit deal is ‘reasonable and practical’ – live
EU, legal experts and some Conservative MPs warn that Northern Ireland protocol bill is illegal under international law UK risks EU trade war as NI protocol bill is published Is…
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Rolling Stones cancel Amsterdam show after Mick Jagger tests positive for Covid
Singer, 78, developed symptoms as he arrived in Dutch capital for Sixty tour, which includes dates in England Sir Mick Jagger has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the Rolling Stones…
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The WTO, with its ‘market knows best’ ideology, has failed. It’s time to bury it | Nick Dearden
The World Trade Organization has encouraged agricultural monopolies and cheap labour, and created vulnerable supply chains When delegates arrive in Geneva today for the long delayed World Trade Organization (WTO)…
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Chinese capital tightens Covid controls to stamp out spread of bar cluster
Beijing starts mass testing millions of residents as latest outbreak stalls city’s reopening. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Consumption vouchers: Hong Kong scheme extended to give non-PR residents, foreign students and ‘talents’ HK$5,000 handout
Scheme expanded to include non-permanent residents eligible for permanent residency, but will not cover people planning to emigrate. Read the original article at South China Morning Post