Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing

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[caption id="attachment_10442" align="alignnone" width="962"] Medical workers collect samples from a man at a makeshift testing site for Covid-19 infections at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in...

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UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10436" align="alignnone" width="968"] Forensics officers are seen near the scene of reported stabbings in Birmingham, Britain, September 6, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: British police said...

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New Zealand’s PM restarts campaign with holiday pledge

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10427" align="alignnone" width="964"] New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during an interview with Reuters in Wellington, New Zealand, December 11, 2019. [/caption] WELLINGTON:...

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Cheap seats give Chinese airlines a much-needed passenger bounce amid COVID-19

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10453" align="alignnone" width="893"] A China Eastern Airlines aircraft is seen at the Beijing Capital International Airport in China, Jul 22, 2020. [/caption] SYDNEY: Looking...

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serena eyes last eight, seeds seek to exploit Djokovic exit

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10485" align="alignnone" width="971"] Serena Williams will be wary of the threat posed by Sakkari after the Greek dumped her out of the Western &...

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Japanese government exposed to 40per cent of US$6.7 billion Nissan loans: sources

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a source said, taking its...

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Australia turns to idled factories to pull it out of COVID-19 slump

September 6, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10456" align="alignnone" width="959"] Undated handout photo of H2X Australia's prototype vehicle. [/caption] SYDNEY: In 2017, the last car Australia built rolled out of a...

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Struggling Australian newswire turns to crowdfunding

September 6, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10459" align="alignnone" width="742"] AAP was relaunched in early August by a philanthropist-led consortium just months after staff were told the company would shutter. [/caption]...

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Trump blasts media, Democrats over report he disparaged US troops

September 6, 2020September 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10446" align="alignnone" width="963"] US President Donald Trump is seeking re-election in part on his vocal support of the US military. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US President...

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US job growth seen slowing in August, unemployment rate falling below 10per cent

September 3, 2020September 4, 2020

U.S. job growth likely slowed further in August as financial assistance from the government ran out, threatening the economy's recovery from the COVID-19 recession. [caption...