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Jimmy Lai's judgment day has finally come

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying (R, front), alleged Hong Kong riots instigator, leaves a police station after being granted bail in south China's Hong Kong, February 28, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Carso

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Singapore to gradually ease coronavirus curbs as spread slows

Singapore will start easing some curbs put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus over the next few weeks, authorities said on Saturday, as the city-state ta

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Hong Kong court rejects appeals of riot participants over jail terms

The High Court of Hong Kong on Wednesday rejected the appeals of three men jailed for participating in a riot four years ago over their jail terms. The Court of Appeal

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What now? A 'pandemic' of race hate, virus fraud and domestic abuse

During the coronavirus pandemic, most of the concerns about personal safety have tended to be about the provision of protective equipment.The saying "stay safe" at this time is generally being tak

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Joe Wong: We should speak up against racism at this critical time

03:34 Some say laughter is the best medicine. Stand-up comedians are fulfilling prescriptions for a dose of laughs, a welcome breather from the coronavirus pandemic. One comic in parti

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Facebook Messenger preps Auto Status location type sharing

Facebook Messenger could soon automatically tell your closest friends you’re at the gym, driving, or in Tokyo. Messenger has been spotted prototyping a ported version of the Instagram close frie

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Singapore tightens measures to check the steady rise of COVID-19 cases

"We have to make decisive moves and we are making more decisive moves today."This is how Lawrence Wong, the co-chair of Singapore's COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, described the new, stricter

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Hong Kong reports 39 more COVID-19 cases, 356 in total

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday afternoon 39 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in Hong Kong to 356. Ou

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Reality show airs special episode on life in Wuhan

A special episode of the reality TV show Darling, Come to Dinner, where celebrities make video calls and conduct heart-to-heart talks with people affected by novel coronavirus in Wuhan, aired on Drago

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Singapore, Vietnam impose stricter entry bans to curb COVID-19

The governments of Singapore and Vietnam have respectively imposed stringent entry bans in view of the rapidly escalating COVID-19 outbreak around the world that has infected more than 304,000 global

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Singapore may have to hold elections during the coronavirus outbreak, says minister

It’s “very likely” that Singapore will have to hold its next general elections in the middle of the new coronavirus outbreak, the country’s national development ministe

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Swiss govt under fire for slow COVID-19 reaction despite mass outbreak

Fans wave Swiss flags at an alpine skiing World Cup race in Crans Montana, Switzerland, February 21, 2020. /AP While much of Europe has resorted to dramatic measures to contain the COVID-19 ep

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Asia sees tightened travel restrictions to combat COVID-19 outbreak

Asian countries and regions have stepped up entry and exit control measures in a bid to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, which has been officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organi

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Singapore bans visitors from 4 European countries, imposes limit on gatherings in fighting COVID-19

Singapore will impose travel restrictions on visitors from Italy, France, Spain and Germany, and limit the size of gatherings to no more than 250 people, authorities a

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Hong Kong's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to 129

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on late Wednesday three more newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and updated the total number of the confirmed cases

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Hong Kong's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 126

All the members of a nine-people tour group from Hong Kong to Egypt might have been infected with COVID-19 virus, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said W

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Facebook Stories tests cross-posting to its pet, Instagram

Facebook’s latest colonization of Instagram has begun. Facebook is testing the option to cross-post Stories to Instagram, instead of just vice-versa. Hopefully, that means the two apps will fi