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After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photos
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» VALENCIA (SPAIN) - Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain.
China says no touching foreigners skin-to-skin after monkeypox case
Bloomberg, Published on 19/09/2022
» A top Chinese health official warned people against having skin-to-skin contact with foreigners to avoid contracting monkeypox, spurring a backlash among the country’s dwindling expatriate community.
Hong Kong's new Covid rules hard to swallow for patrons, restaurants
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/08/2022
» HONG KONG: Diners in Hong Kong have complained about inconvenience while some restaurants are expecting losses with the government extending mandatory Covid-19 rapid tests to groups of more than eight patrons at eateries.
Shanghai fences up Covid-hit areas, fuelling fresh outcry
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2022
» SHANGHAI: Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of Covid-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people indoors.
China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears
AFP, Published on 18/01/2022
» BEIJING: China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks.
Pandemic mask mountain sets new recycling challenge
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» PARIS: Researchers in Australia want to transform single-use Covid masks into road material. In the United States, the protective gear is recycled into benches. And in France, they are reborn as floor carpets for cars.
Argentine judge ordered unproven treatment for Covid fatality
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» BUENOS AIRES: An Argentinian judge compelled a private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide, used as a powerful disinfectant, to a coronavirus patient who died Monday in a case medical doctors have labelled "a scandal."
Can surgical masks be reused?
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» PARIS - Health authorities say the most widespread anti-Covid weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown away after a single use, but environmental concerns are pushing some scientists to question this recommendation.
Paris raves draw crowds as virus shutters nightclubs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» PARIS: Unauthorised rave parties, long a fringe pastime with a hardcore techno following, have found a new fan base among young people in Paris denied a dance floor by the coronavirus outbreak.
No kissing, disinfect the mic: Japan nightlife sets virus rules
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2020
» TOKYO: Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion.