Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand locks down Auckland after first virus cases in months
New Zealand reported its first local cases of the coronavirus in more than 100 days and put its largest city Auckland into lockdown to prevent another outbreak.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2020
Japan's current account surplus shrinks to five-year low as exports plunge
The effects of the coronavirus are being felt across all branches of the economy.
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 11, 2020
Supersonic 2020 postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
Event company Creativeman announced that this year's replacement for Summer Sonic will be postponed until 2021.
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SPORTS
Aug 11, 2020
NPB and J. League hope to continue play even if positive cases found
Following recent infections of players in both leagues, the two competitions discussed strategies to improve the speed and accuracy of contact tracing.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Bankruptcies in Japan edge down in July despite COVID-19
The data suggests that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
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JAPAN
Aug 11, 2020
Sweltering heat bakes Japan as authorities issue heatstroke warning
The risk is especially high this summer as more people are wearing face masks outside to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
SoftBank returns to profit after record losses earlier in the year
Masayoshi Son has pulled off a remarkably speedy comeback after the worst loss in his company's 39-year history.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2020
Mexico's legendary masked wrestlers thrown out of ring by coronavirus
With fans barred from attending live shows, thousands of wrestlers are relying on food donations or streaming underground fights.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2020
Japan banks kept lending at record pace in July as pandemic pain persists
The figures mark the fastest pace of growth since comparable data became available in 2001.
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WORLD
Aug 10, 2020
WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus
There is a "vast global gap" between funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, and the WHO was only "10 percent of the way" there.
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COMMENTARY
Aug 10, 2020
'China literacy': Vietnam's key to combating COVID-19
Both the government and people saw the shadow of China in the background of the battle to beat the coronavirus.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2020
Vaccine confronts humanity with next moral test
Who gets coronavirus protection first (and last)? Who profits (and loses)? What is “informed consent” (if it exists)? Divided societies face agonizing choices.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 10, 2020
Re-entry ban horror stories pile up in Japan's Indian community
Some worry confusion surrounding border restrictions will 'leave a scar' among residents of Indian descent.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2020
U.S. health chief meets Taiwan’s leader, fueling China tensions
On the most senior visit by an American official in more than four decades, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar hailed Taiwan’s democracy and praised President Tsai Ing-wen’s response to the pandemic in comments likely to stoke tensions with China.

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