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Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more Covid-19 curbs as easing gathers pace
Beijing’s residents cheered the removal of Covid-19 testing booths, while Shenzhen followed other cities in announcing it would no longer require commuters to present their test results to travel, as an easing of China’s virus curbs…
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Indonesia families sue government and companies over cough syrup deaths, injuries
A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit.
The Southeast Asian country has seen…
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China Covid: Factory activity shrinks more than expected
A key measure of China's factory activity dipped again in November, according to the latest official figures.
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 48, down from 49.2 in October.
It comes as strict Covid…
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10,500 toddler bottles and cups recalled over lead poisoning risk
A company has recalled about 10,500 bottles and cups for toddlers over lead poisoning concerns to children if a part of the product breaks off, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has said.
The base of these bottles and cups,…
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Europe’s heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 ‘excess’ deaths
Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 excess deaths, a report compiling official figures said on Thursday.
Temperatures hit nearly 40 degrees Celsius or above from Paris to London in 2022 and…
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Climate change will fuel diseases, warns Global Fund
Climate change will end up killing people by fueling infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Tuesday.
Executive director Peter Sands said that in 2022, the fund had witnessed the…
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Beijing shuts museums, parks as China’s Covid-19 cases rise
Beijing shut parks and museums on Tuesday while more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for Covid-19, as China fights a fresh nationwide spike in cases that has deepened concerns about its economy.
China has reported 28,127 new local…
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Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated Covid-19 shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1
Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing antibodies in older adults against the emerging subvariant BQ.1.1 than its original vaccine.
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Covid-19 hospitalisations are rising in babies under 6 months, CDC director says
Covid-19 hospitalisations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots,…
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Indonesia suspends licenses of 2 more drug firms amid probe into child deaths
Indonesia’s food and drug agency said on Wednesday it had suspended the licenses of two more local drug companies producing syrup-type medications, as authorities investigate the deaths of nearly 200 children due to acute kidney injury.…
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