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Hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in online to watch penguins on Phillip Island in Australia waddle back to their burrows from the sea. Phillip Island Nature Parks is normally a popular tourist attraction but it remains closed to the public amid a state-wide coronavirus lockdown.
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park was forced to close for a second time as the city struggles to fight its third wave of Covid-19 infections. The theme park had already received an emergency government bailout of HK$5.4 billion (US$696 million) in May. Park employees that look after animals at the attraction say there has been…
A government plan to turn Argentina into a pork powerhouse with Chinese investment is generating unprecedented resistance from the Argentinian general public. Environmental activists, who are worried about potential virus outbreaks from industrial-scale pig farming, gathered in the capital Buenos Aires on August 25,…
Lockdowns and social distancing measures because of the Covid-19 pandemic have meant gym enthusiasts have had to find other ways to stay fit. Nike master trainer Utah Lee demonstrates five exercises that will help anyone stay in shape anywhere at any time.
A local animal-welfare organisation said more puppies have been given new homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic as many Indians are dogged by loneliness and depression caused by the country’s lockdown.
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his first European tour since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, making his initial stop in Italy on August 25, 2020. Wang’s overtures to Europe come amid US efforts to convince other nations to shun cooperation with China. Coinciding with Wang’s first bilateral meeting in Rom…
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on August 25, 2020, said that planned universal community testing for Covid-19 in the city will not diminish capacity for work in other high-priority areas such as detecting the coronavirus among health care workers and other groups. Lam also appealed to “well-kno…
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As the global coronavirus pandemic has stymied overseas travel, families in South Korean have turned to a new form of staycation — transforming their home into their favourite vacation spots.
Thailand’s deaf beauty contest became the first pageant during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 40 contestants with impaired hearing participating in the preliminary competition on August 22, 2020. The contest will designate Miss Deaf, Mister Deaf and Miss Queen Deaf, while highlighting the challenges people…
A Hong Kong tourism company is offering free virtual tours in Cantonese of the city’s historical and cultural sites to survive the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company is planning to run tours in English from September to expand its audience base.
The Rocket Force of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has formed a medical rescue team to launch a drill on nuclear emergency rescue operations. The PLA says the drill is the largest one of its kind in recent years.
South Korea reported 397 new coronavirus cases on August 23, its highest daily number since early March, as authorities warned the country was ‘on the brink of a nationwide outbreak’.
Demand for wax replicas of US president Donald Trump should have been off the chart at a Chinese waxwork company as the American presidential election is happening in November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a halt to the firm’s orders, after the suspension of overseas travel and closure of most tourist sites.
The number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the three-million mark on August 23, 2020. The country has reported the world’s highest number of daily new cases: more than 50,000 new cases every day for the last 18 days. Reports show that cases in rural areas have been adding to the latest surge of new cases. Acco…
A Chinese university has reported a rise in the number of applications to medicine majors amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The admission office of Shanghai Jiaotong University received a relatively high number of applications for medicine related majors, including clinical medicine, pediatrics and oral medicine. The univ…
This is one person’s journey about coming to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, as told through the lens of Google search results. It was inspired by a popular 2009 video by Google called ‘Parisian Love’.
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Class is back in session at “Hogwarts”, at least for visitors who are again allowed through the magical doors of the studios where much of the Harry Potter film series was filmed in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, UK. Closed since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Mak…
Lawmakers from Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said on August 20, 2020 that they planned to conduct a citywide debate and poll to determine whether they will continue to serve for another year in the city’s legislature. Terms for Hong Kong’s Legco members were recently extended after officials postponed September’s Leg…
In the Philippines, jeepneys are vehicles made from leftover US military vehicles including many left behind as surplus after World War II. They are modified to provide affordable rides to countless passengers and the fleet has become an icon in the nation’s transport system. But coronavirus lockdowns have forced th…
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Farmers in the desert city of Dubai are trying to boost local food production, as the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and refocused attention on food security in the United Arab Emirates.
Many Indians who had been working in bigger cities are being forced to return to their villages after losing jobs because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The nation with the world’s second largest population has so far tested only about 30 million of its 1.4 billion people. As of August 17, India had confirmed 2,647,663 c…
Thousands of people, some not wearing face masks, crowded into the popular Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park to attend an electronic music festival In August 2020. The rave took place in the city of Wuhan in central China, where the world’s first cases of Covid-19 were identified in late 2019.
India’s lucrative gold market is struggling as the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic keeps sales down and shops closed. Gold traditionally has a central role in Indian culture, as the precious metal is often bought and given as gifts at weddings and on festive occasions as a symbol of auspicio…
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Diane Lau is among tens of thousands of Hongkongers struggling to make ends meet after the coronavirus pandemic hit her city on the heels of anti-government protests that began in June 2019. The 34-year-old single mother, lost her job in February 2020, and has since been making ends meet with money borrowed from her…
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Chan Ping-yau has been a fish farmer for more than 35 years and currently owns one of Hong Kong’s biggest fish farms, a floating complex that covers some 10,000 square metres (108,000 sq ft). Over the decades, the farm has faced many challenges including severe typhoons. But the 2020 coronavirus pandemic is proving …
Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre said a newly developed saliva test can determine in less than a second whether or not a person is infected with the coronavirus.
Peter Choi, one of the last surviving veterans of the World War II Battle of Hong Kong, died on August 6, 2020. Choi was 18 when he fought in the conflict, having joined the British Army just three months before the Japanese attack on his hometown began on December 8, 1941. The Commonwealth forces fought hard in the…
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Washington’s treatment of TikTok could set a new norm regarding the nationalisation of technology and in turn lead to more decoupling in the sector, according to Nina Palmer, a senior director at the Albright Stonebridge Group’s China Practice. Palmer, who has also lived on the Chinese mainland and served in the US …
Cardboard pizza boxes are no longer the only choice for pizza takeaway orders in the Philippine province of Laguna. The BrickOven restaurant started its pizza takeaway service with an eco-friendly twist by using handcrafted containers woven from pandan leaves more commonly used for making hats or spicing up dishes i…
