When the US sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?

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During a blue-sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped pull the world along...

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News Sports

Football: Expulsion warning as Chinese teams enter 70-day COVID-19 ‘bubble’

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6548" align="alignnone" width="946"] Players and coaching staff from Wuhan Zall arrived in Suzhou at the weekend ahead of the new season. [/caption] SHANGHAI: Chinese...

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Business News

Global banks scrutinising Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties, sources say

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6499" align="alignnone" width="978"] FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset, as a meeting...

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Business News

‘Sales are dismal’: Businesses in CBD see slow recovery as most offices continue work-from-home arrangements

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6492" align="alignnone" width="962"] Guoco Tower during the evening peak hour in Phase 2 of reopening. [/caption] SINGAPORE: When asked to describe a typical lunchtime...

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Business News

Australia expands loan scheme for coronavirus-hit firms, raises limit

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6520" align="alignnone" width="969"] A waiter and diners are seen in a mostly empty Indian restaurant, where a business has slowed substantially since the onset...

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Business News

Big UK businesses see ‘long haul’ to recovery, Deloitte says

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6514" align="alignnone" width="959"] Commuters walk through Canary Wharf, as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world and as European stocks plunge into...

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News Sports

Only one quarter of Japanese want Olympics next year: Poll

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6480" align="alignnone" width="951"] New polls show a majority of Japanese residents believe the delayed 2020 Games should be further postponed or cancelled altogether [/caption]...

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News world

UK to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty: Reports

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6444" align="alignnone" width="936"] A protester waves the former British colonial Hong Kong flag at arally in a shopping mall. A new Chinese security law...

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Business News

Japan exports sink again in June, raises economic risks at home and overseas

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6517" align="alignnone" width="944"] FILE PHOTO: People crossing a street in Japan. [/caption] TOKYO: Japan's exports suffered a double-digit decline for the fourth month in...

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Healthcare News world

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6451" align="alignnone" width="948"] FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea...