Hong Kong unveils $22 billion budget for virus plagued economy
by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's finance chief on Wednesday unveiled a costly…
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Hong Kong parents decry child separations during virus surge
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and…
4 years ago
PH new Covid cases drop for 4th straight day, down to new record-low for this year at 1,019
Positivity rate down to 6.4 percent at the national level, and below 5 percent in NCR (Eagle News) --…
4 years ago
Hong Kong to see three rounds of compulsory virus tests
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's population must undergo three rounds of compulsory coronavirus testing, the city's leader said…
4 years ago
Firing Hong Kong domestic workers with coronavirus ‘immoral’: consul
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines' top diplomat in Hong Kong said Tuesday it was illegal and "immoral" for residents…
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Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a "stinging substance" sending three to hospital with…
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Brazil storm toll rises to 176, search continues
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from violent floods and landslides that hit the scenic Brazilian city…
4 years ago
Hong Kong to launch vaccine pass as Omicron outbreak rages
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong will launch a vaccine pass scheme this week, officials said Monday, as…
4 years ago
UK’s Johnson to scrap all Covid legal curbs as criticism mounts
by Jitendra JOSHI LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to announce an end…
4 years ago
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"…
4 years ago
‘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…
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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…
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