... ump, what we are now witnessing is the unraveling of the glue that holds together the integrity of an almost liberal democracy governed by the common law. A cardinal tenet of the common law is that no ...More
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... , two men were arrested by the police, and a third person was tracked down the next day. Under normal circumstances, toilet paper is something which every Hong Kong citizen takes for granted in their ...More
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... students were unable to return to schools in some Western countries as a result. Although these measures apply to anyone who had been to China at a particular time, they may have given the impression ...More
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The government is preparing to bring home Hong Kong residents quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has been forced to dock in Yokohama, Japan for several weeks to prevent the spr ...More
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... len goods were later recovered at a nearby guesthouse and two suspects were arrested at the scene. The police tracked down a third one on Tuesday. The whole thing sounds like a joke, as toilet rolls a ...More
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... eries of tweets and in comments to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said national security concerns, which had been cited as a reason for the plans, should not be used as an excuse to make it difficult for ...More
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A judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected a challenge from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies to a US law that restricted the firm's ability to do business with federal agencies and their ...More
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... and the lowest number in the province since Feb. 11. But deaths rose by 132, up from 93 the previous day. The latest figures bring the total number of cases in China to over 74,000 with about 2,000 de ...More
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... he virus, we do agree it is an objective reality that the people's confidence in the government is low at this point. Thus, the question of how to boost public trust in her governing team is of substa ...More
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... ional and wealthier clients. Seeking to simplify the group’s structure, HSBC said it will combine its retail banking and wealth management business unit with global private banking operations to creat ...More
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It's getting crazier and crazier everyday. This coronavirus outbreak must be attacking that part of the brain that keeps us sane. Times are hard, we know, but who would ever think of staging a daring ...More
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SoftBank-backed co-working space giant WeWork last year suffered major setbacks that included a failed initial public offering (IPO) plan and the ouster of a co-founder. The WeWork debacle is seen as ...More
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... imes when we should expect the system to reach a tipping point – the “Minsky Moment” – when a boom and a bubble turn into a crash and a bust. Such events are not about the “unknown unknowns,” but rath ...More
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... er social welfare facilities have stressed the need for the government to take the lead in dispelling myths, engage in genuine dialogue with the local community and, where appropriate, incorporate the ...More
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In the last few weeks, the China coronavirus epidemic has caused widespread panic around the world. By sharing more information on the issue with greater transparency, health authorities around the wo ...More
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More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday, flown to US military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spen ...More
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Apple warned on Monday that it is unlikely to meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter as the coronavirus outbreak has slowed iPhone production and also affected demand in China. The company's ...More
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... is planet we all share.” The Bezos Earth Fund will begin issuing grants this summer as part of the initiative. “It’s going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, ...More
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... in recent weeks. Lu Hongzhou, professor and co-director of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre, said that 184 patients were still hospitalized, including 166 mild cases, while 18 were in seriou ...More
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... ttempt by Western rail firms to try to build scale. Alstom, the maker of TGV bullet trains that speed between French cities such as Paris and Nice, was blocked last year from merging with Germany’s Si ...More
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