COVID-19 Updates
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May Day holiday unleashes tourism frenzy as Chinese tourists throw off the shackles of the Covid-19 era
The five-day ‘golden week’ unleashed a tourism frenzy in mainland China as frustrated travellers cast off the shackles of Covid-19 and flew further afield and in far greater numbers than…
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AI ‘could be as transformative as Industrial Revolution’
UK’s outgoing chief scientist urges ministers to ‘get ahead’ of profound social and economic changes The new genre of AI could be as transformative as the Industrial Revolution, the government’s…
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Brazilian police search Jair Bolsonaro mansion and arrest aide
Police investigate suspected efforts to fake Covid-19 vaccination records in order to travel to US Federal police have searched the mansion of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and arrested one…
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China’s Covid whistleblower in Wuhan reportedly freed after three years
Fang Bin was targeted by authorities for reporting on the outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan A Chinese citizen journalist who disappeared three years ago while reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus…
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Hong Kong holds edge over Singapore as top business hub thanks to availability of talent and ample supply of office space: research
A CBRE report cites the scale of Hong Kong’s financial industry and its talent pool as key advantages, while a narrowing office-rent gap tightens the race between the perennial rivals.…
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The Guardian view on the vaccine shortfall: tackling disruption and distrust | Editorial
Millions of children have missed routine immunisations due to the pandemic. But saving lives is about more than logistics The horror of the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it one small…
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Mother who starved son to death detained under Mental Health Act
Olabisi Abubakar ordered to remain in clinic in south Wales A mother who starved her three-year-old son to death by causing him to join her in a religious fast when…
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US to end Covid-19 vaccination requirement for foreign travellers
The White House announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world’s biggest economy. Read the original…
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China’s hotels get a Labour Day holiday windfall, raising room rates up to tenfold to cash in on post-Covid travel surge
Hotels in China have hit the jackpot during the five-day holiday with a huge surge in post-pandemic demand allowing them to raise their room prices more than tenfold in some…
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Long Covid left people like me in the shadows – now we’re on a West End stage | Joanna Herman
A pioneering singing programme from opera houses across Britain is bringing joy to those still struggling with little support I can’t say there’s been a lot of joy having long…