Counting the cost: Lessons from China’s battle against COVID-19

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As the original epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, China was the first to impose a strict lockdown on millions of its residents. Business is almost...

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Healthcare News

COVID-19: Chile death toll jumps sharply after new cases added

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2306" align="alignnone" width="687"] FILE PHOTO: Mortuary workers wait outside the San Jose public hospital morgue, amid the spread of the coronavirus in Santiago, Chile....

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Business News

Court to decide whether to jail embattled Samsung heir again

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2334" align="alignnone" width="902"] FILE PHOTO: Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee, speaks during a news conference at a company's office building in Seoul,...

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Business News

Federal Reserve to weigh unemployment, reopening at key meeting

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2331" align="alignnone" width="809"] Exterior view of the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. [/caption] WASHINGTON, DC: The Federal Reserve will meet next week...

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Rugby: New Zealand to resume professional union games next weekend

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2365" align="alignnone" width="866"] In this file photo taken on Mar 12, 2017 Pau's fly-half Tom Taylor of New Zealand passes the ball during the...

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Amid wide US protests, Democrats press anti-racism reforms

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2290" align="alignnone" width="803"] A crowd of protesters walk from the Capitol building to the White House during a peaceful protest against police brutality and...

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Healthcare News

France reports 13 more coronavirus deaths, total at 29,155

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2310" align="alignnone" width="604"] People lining up along the Gate of Honor to visit the Chateau de Versailles, west Paris. The Chateau de Versailles was...

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Business News

Growth in Singapore’s foreign currency deposits comes from diverse sources: MAS

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2322" align="alignnone" width="760"] A general view shows the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) building in Singapore on April 14, 2016. [/caption] SINGAPORE: The strong...

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Reliance says Abu Dhabi Investment Authority invests US$752m in digital unit

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2325" align="alignnone" width="689"] A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a mobile store of Reliance Industries' Jio telecoms unit in Mumbai,...

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News world

Japan declines to join US and others in condemning China for Hong Kong law

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2350" align="alignnone" width="786"] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in...