COVID-19
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Sport
Qatar World Cup: Fans must show negative COVID-19 result on arrival
Football supporters hoping to attend this year’s Qatar World Cup will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test…
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Asia
COVID-19 curbs leave Hong Kong musicians on their ‘last dollar’
HONG KONG: A thundering thrash metal riff reverberated through a Hong Kong bar, but the music was being live-streamed from…
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Asia
Hong Kong flags COVID-19 quarantine policy change, wants an orderly opening-up
Business groups, diplomats and many residents have slammed this rule and the city’s other COVID-19 restrictions, saying they threaten Hong…
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Sport
Here are four ways science has made our lives better in recent weeks
Here are four Good News stories about how science is making our lives better. Scientists have found a way to…
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Asia
China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists
BEIJING: China’s government on Monday (Sep 19) issued draft rules aimed at making it easier for some foreigners to enter…
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Asia
China’s mortgage boycott quietly regroups as construction idles
BEIJING: Two months since many Chinese homebuyers stopped repaying mortgages to protest stalled construction on their properties, a lack of…
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Asia
China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu
BEIJING: Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday (Sep 19) from a COVID-19 lockdown that had…
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Asia
Staff resources the biggest headwind as the aviation industry gets back on its feet: IATA
SINGAPORE: In the past two years during the pandemic, many people have left the aviation industry – some laid off,…
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News
Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll, costs mount
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday (Sep 18) that “the pandemic is over”, even…
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Asia
Commentary: Pandemic fails to shift Japan’s attitude to employee well-being
The prevalence of remote work, he concluded, remains low in Japan because of corporate culture. Many Japanese companies, he says,…
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