- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Social media, Surveillance, Technology
‘The new normal’: China’s excessive coronavirus public monitoring could be here to stay
Experts say the coronavirus has given the Chinese government a pretence for accelerating the mass surveillance…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Infectious diseases, Iran, Medical research, Microbiology, Science, South Korea, World Health Organization, World news
Coronavirus: South Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as WHO experts arrive in Iran
Almost 5,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded in South Korea as WHO chief says the world is in ‘uncharted territory’…
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Gui Minhai, detained Hong Kong bookseller, jailed for 10 years in China
Swedish citizen who disappeared in 2015 is sentenced in Ningbo for ‘providing intelligence’ overseasA Chinese …
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China fires two senior Hubei officials over coronavirus outbreak
Local health leaders replaced by Beijing official as another 108 deaths reportedCoronavirus – latest updatesCh…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Microbiology, Science, World news
Coronavirus: journalist missing in Wuhan as anger towards Chinese authorities grows
Chen Quishi’s disappearance comes amid widespread anger in China over the death of whistleblower doctor Li Wen…
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Hong Kong: reporter blinded covering protests on her bid to sue police
Police cannot shoot people ‘because they are panicked or angry’, says Veby Mega IndahIn late September, the jo…
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‘We couldn’t hesitate’: escaping Hong Kong’s university siege
People trapped inside campus are using increasingly desperate measures to escapeYanny Man, 23, had no time to …
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Hong Kong university standoff nears end as few protesters remain
Social workers say between 30 and 50 left after hundreds leave site of days-long confrontationDozens of protes…
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‘They seem so helpless’: Hongkongers flock to aid besieged protesters
Volunteers and supporters streaming towards Polytechnic University were fearful of what might befall the demon…
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Hong Kong: protesters wary over elite troops clearing roadblocks
Pro-democracy activists see move as effort by Beijing to intervene in HK’s affairsOn Saturday afternoon, a few…
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Hong Kong: police say surrender is only option for protesters
Hundreds trapped inside Polytechnic as demonstrators try to break campus siegeLATEST: Hong Kong protests: hund…
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Hong Kong riot police carry out dawn raid on university after battle with protesters
Police earlier threatened to use live rounds on ‘rioters’ who used lethal weapons such as molotov cocktails ag…
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Hong Kong universities call for ‘concrete action’ to break deadlock
Heads say government response to protests ‘ineffective’ as campuses overrunThe heads of nine universities in H…
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Police fire teargas and water cannon at Hong Kong protesters
Demonstrators surround government complex, throwing rocks and molotov cocktailsA peaceful rally in Hong Kong h…
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Hong Kong enters 15th week of mass protests as unrest continues
Pro-democracy demonstrators clash with Beijing supporters as riot police subdue protestersRival groups of demo…