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Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Food

Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan

Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can’t work long hours — just some…
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
World

Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins

Voicing joy and excitement from behind face masks, tens of thousands of people fled Wuhan on Wednesday after a 76-day…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World

Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19

A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World

British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars

Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
World

Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo,…
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World

Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong

After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for…
China pauses in memory of virus victims and ‘martyrs’
World

China pauses in memory of virus victims and ‘martyrs’

China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world’s…
Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000
World

Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has soared past one million and fatalities have topped 50,000 as…
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
Environment

Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment

China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…
As world battles virus, governments under fire
World

As world battles virus, governments under fire

As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?”. But other,…
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