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Indonesian economic growth rises to 9-year high
Published on 06/02/2023
» Indonesia's economic growth accelerated to a nine-year high in 2022 despite global uncertainty and a final-quarter slowdown, official data showed Monday, owing to soaring commodity prices and easing Covid-19 curbs.
Beijing reaches 'temporary herd immunity'
Published on 31/01/2023
» BEIJING: Beijing has reached “temporary herd immunity” and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said on Tuesday, in another sign China’s unprecedented virus wave is waning.
Covid-19 cases 'are declining' despite foreign arrival surge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/01/2023
» The number of Covid-19 cases has gradually declined, despite the spike in foreign visitors entering the country, said government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.
China: Covid cases peaked at 7m daily
Published on 25/01/2023
» HONG KONG: China’s daily new Covid-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan 4, the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Vaccine misinformation spawns 'pure blood' movement
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement.
Millions on the move in China amid Covid worries
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» SHANGHAI: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, though President Xi Jinping said he was "concerned" about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge.
Serial rapist sacked from London police
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» LONDON: A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.
London police facing questions after officer admits serial rapes
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» LONDON - Britain's largest police force was on Monday facing fresh scrutiny about its vetting procedures after an officer admitted 24 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults over nearly two decades.
China’s hospital Covid death data ‘just a tenth’ of total toll
Published on 16/01/2023
» The nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths China reported for the first five weeks of its current outbreak, the largest the world has ever seen, may underestimate the true toll by hundreds of thousands of fatalities, experts said.
China links Covid to 60,000 recent deaths
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2023
» Chinese health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, in the first major update released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December.