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Former PM Boris Johnson apologises to families at UK COVID-19 inquiry
LONDON: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday (Dec 6) he was deeply sorry for the loss of…
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Commentary: Respiratory illness surge in China can’t help but trigger COVID-19 memories
This is not just in terms of technical capability – the cause of the respiratory infections in Beijing and Liaoning…
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COVID-19 shrinks life expectancy in South Korea for first time since 1970
SEOUL: Babies born in South Korea last year are expected to live 82.7 years, down from 83.6 years in 2021,…
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Asia
CNA Explains: China’s pneumonia outbreak – should you be concerned?
BEIJING: China is dealing with a surge in respiratory illnesses that is straining its healthcare system and sparking global concern…
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China’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO official
SHANGHAI: The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the COVID-19…
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‘Still suffocated’: Mourning China’s zero-COVID protests a year on
Wulumuqi is the Mandarin name for the city of Urumqi. “When I saw so many people on that street, although…
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Travel
Hidden heroes: The inside story of Europe’s air traffic controllers
2023 has been a disruptive year for air traffic control in Europe. Why is this, and will it continue into…
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Asia
COVID-19 slowed global progress in tobacco control: Report
LONDON: Global progress in policies to reduce tobacco use slowed for the first time in 12 years following the outbreak…
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Sport
The EU project helping us better prepare for the next pandemic
In this episode of Smart Regions, we find out how the European PerForM-REACT project is helping two German research institutes…
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Asia
CNA Correspondent Podcast: Spotlight on North Korea as it reopens to a post-pandemic world
It’s a reclusive country which regularly makes the headlines, but North Korea is now reopening to a post-pandemic world. Teresa…
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