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When Zima did her weekly grocery shopping in March, she was shocked by the prices.“A package of chicken that used to cost HK$39 (US$5) was HK$50,” she recalled. A litre of milk went up from HK$35 to HK$49, and the tomatoes she used to pay HK$8 for were now HK$12.She worried her family of three might not have enough to eat for the month, because they would run out of money.The 32-year-old fled Pakistan in 2015 together with her husband and son, claiming religious persecution as members of the…

When international opera star Warren Mok learned in March that he had contracted Covid-19, he immediately checked if his voice was affected.“I tried my voice right away. It was still there,” Mok said, recalling his relief that his vocal cords remained in good shape.Dubbed one of China’s Three Tenors, the world-renowned singer’s battle with the deadly virus involved spending a total of 38 days in isolation, first in Thailand, then in Hong Kong.Sharing his ordeal with the Post, the 61-year-old…

Hong Kong’s financial chief said there could be light at the end of the tunnel for the city’s economy in the third quarter of this year on Sunday, while doubling down on his call for an end to protests, which he warned could further hurt local businesses and restaurants.Writing on his official blog, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted Hong Kong’s coronavirus-ravaged economy had suffered its worst decline on record, shrinking by 8.9 per cent year on year in the first quarter based on his…

Hong Kong is sweltering on its hottest Mother’s Day in more than half a century, with the mercury hitting 36 degrees Celsius in some areas and triggering this year’s first “very hot weather warning”.The Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui issued the warning at 1.15pm on Sunday after the temperature there hit 32.2 degrees.At Tai Mei Tuk in Tai Po, the temperature hit 36.1 degrees. Yuen Long Park in Yuen Long also recorded 35.1 degrees, and Sheung Shui 35 degrees.It is the hottest Mother’s Day since…

Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, a development that may augur a pandemic risk for the very young.Both Cuomo and his counterpart in the neighbouring state of New Jersey also spoke on Saturday about the pandemic’s growing toll on mental health, another factor on the minds of governors as they weigh the impact of mounting job losses against health risks in moving to loosen…

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the virus.Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading member of the task force, has become nationally known for his simple and direct explanations to the public about the…

With her neighbourhood south of Manila locked down due to the coronavirus, Dolly Pelle had been planning to close her sari-sari convenience store – until customers convinced her they couldn’t do without her. Pelle’s store is one of a handful of similar shops all on the same street, but her’s has a crucial difference: it is the only one able to process local remittances. Lock down, start up: the digital firms cashing in on coronavirus in the Philippines In the past four years in the…

Fishermen in northeast Thailand say they have seen catches in the Mekong River plunge, while some farmers in Vietnam and Cambodia are leaving for jobs in cities as harvests of rice and other crops shrink.The common thread driving these events is erratic water levels in Asia’s third longest waterway.Water flows along the 4,300km (2,700 mile) Mekong shift naturally between monsoon and dry seasons, but non-governmental groups say the 11 hydroelectric dams on China’s portion of the river – five of…

The B.C. Centre of Disease Control says the Calgary to Kelowna flight happened on May 5.

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ISLAMABAD: China has spoken for the first time in harsh military terms to counter US threatening postures in the wake of allegations regarding coronavirus pandemic since two major Chinese national...

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RAWALPINDI: Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan Saturday said that Information Department would give Rs100,000 to media worker affected by COVID-19 while in case of an unfortunate...

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday telephoned Senator Faisal Javed to condole the passing away of his mother.According to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Media Department, the prime...

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“What we want to see is how this ECQ is being used to stop the spread of the virus and not just to incarcerate the people in their homes while the government is not making any effort to aggressively conduct mass testing.”

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The Sindh High Court on Friday directed the food secretary to appoint the district food controllers within a month in accordance with the law.The direction came on a petition of Ali Ashgar who impugned the appointments of assistant food controllers to look after the work of district food...

The current coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown in its wake have given a freehand to fruit sellers to sell fruits at their own discretion this Ramazan. The provincial government, like every year, couldn’t establish Ramazan bachat bazaars in the city neither there was any fruit boycott...

The Awami National Party Sindh chapter has decided not to hold a gathering to commemorate the May 12 carnage because of the coronavirus outbreak.ANP Sindh president Shahi Syed said that the May 12, 2007, tragedy was unforgettable for them and the party would continue to commemorate it until those...

Four more COVID-19 patients in Sindh lost their lives on Saturday, raising the novel coronavirus death toll in the province to 180, which is around 1.7 per cent of the total number of cases of the virus.Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in a video message released by the CM House that 8,571...

Both China and South Korea reported new spikes in coronavirus cases Sunday, setting off fresh concerns in countries where local outbreaks had been in dramatic decline.

BEIJING: “We have received critical medical supplies worth millions of RMBs from Chinese donors including major SOEs, entrepreneurs engaged in several projects in Pakistan, provincial governments of China and also from private individuals. These donations have reinforced Pakistan’s...