Hong Kong foreign domestic workers ‘abandoned’ in virus crisis
by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned"…
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‘Fortress Australia’ re-opens after two-year Covid closure
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia opened its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island…
4 years ago
Queen Elizabeth has Covid but symptoms ‘mild’: palace
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for…
4 years ago
China helps virus-ravaged Hong Kong build isolation units
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Construction crews from mainland China were helping Hong Kong build two temporary isolation facilities…
4 years ago
PHL new Covid-19 cases at 1,923, a new record low for this year
Only 392 new cases reported in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The Philippines had its lowest single day record…
4 years ago
Seoul eases Covid restrictions with daily cases at record high of over 100,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily…
4 years ago
New Zealand police reject calls to clear anti-vax camp
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand police ruled out forcibly clearing anti-vaccination protesters camped around parliament in Wellington on…
4 years ago
Swiss president tests positive as Covid rules lifted
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- President Ignazio Cassis has tested positive for Covid-19, the government said on Thursday -- the same…
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Japan eases virus border rules for workers, students
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will ease its strict virus border rules to allow students and businesspeople into the…
4 years ago
China’s Xi orders Hong Kong to suppress outbreak ‘above everything else’
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for Hong Kong to take "all necessary measures" to…
4 years ago
Vietnam to lift Covid-19 restrictions on international flights
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the country's…
4 years ago
New Zealand virus cases spike as anti-vaccine protesters claim win
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand Covid-19 infections reached a record high Wednesday as anti-vaccine protesters claimed victory after…
4 years ago
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