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China legal activist who called on Xi to ‘give way’ arrested
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent rights activist and legal scholar who had called on President Xi Jinping to step down over his handling of crises, including the coronavirus outbreak, two fellow activists said yesterday. Xu Zhiyong had been
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Coronavirus infections slow in China, Apple warns of iPhone shortages
BEIJING: The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 today for the first time since last month, Chinese health officials said, although global experts warn it was still too early to say the outbreak is being
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COVID-19 may spell doom for HK’s thriving tourism, retail sectors
HONG KONG: Tom Bennell’s olive oil distribution business took a heavy beating during months of pro-democracy protests that emptied Hong Kong hotels and restaurants, his major customers. Now he fears a knockout blow as the city fights the coronavirus. The
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Mohamaddin: VM2020 to be modified following COVID-19 outbreak
PUTRAJAYA: The direction and promotion of Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) will be modified in line with the situation of the country following the COVID-19 cluster. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the spread of COVID-19 had impacted
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Lim: Stimulus package to mitigate COVID-19 impact, assist industries
CYBERJAYA: The upcoming stimulus package, to be announced next week, would serve to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 and help industries rebound when the outbreak is contained. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Malaysia is among the earliest to
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First Malaysian COVID-19 patient recovers, gets discharged
KUALA LUMPUR: The first Malaysian COVID-19 patient was allowed to return home yesterday having fully recovered from the infection, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said. He said this brings the number of recovered cases to nine. He said
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Wan Azizah: Don’t take unity and peace for granted.
PANDAN INDAH: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail reminded Malaysians not to take the country’s unity and peace for granted, and strive to preserve them. She said the harmony among the various races reflected unity spawned
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UM: No volunteers told to conduct health checks on students from China
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya yesterday said it did not instruct any of its volunteers to conduct any form of health screening of students from China, who recently returned for the new semester in the wake of COVID-19 infections. In a
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Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: American passengers were taken off a cruise liner yesterday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan, while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases had slowed, calling that proof its steps to fight the
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Coronavirus cases rise again in China’s Hubei province
SHANGHAI: The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose today after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more
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