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Sushi in Tokyo, gourmet pho for those in the know, congee in Happy Valley – an IT executive on where she’ll eat once lockdown ends 

Ho Wan-yee is an IT executive who was used to working from home long before the coronavirus. I would like to be a foodie but I don’t eat out enough to be a foodie. Lately, I have not been going out much. My comfort food is just simple chicken congee which I get from Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop (21 King Kwong Street, Happy Valley, tel: 2838 3922). I […]

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India’s GDP growth to lose momentum from Q3: Oxford Economics 

It further said India fares the worst in its Asia recovery scorecard, implying that the country will likely take the longest among major economies to converge to its pre-coronavirus growth level. 

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Boris Johnson warns there are ‘signs of a second wave’ of coronavirus in Europe 

Boris Johnson today warned there are ‘signs of a second wave’ of coronavirus in Europe as he defended the UK’s decision to reimpose quarantine rules on Spanish travel.

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CES, the biggest tech show of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and held digitally 

Alex Wong/Getty Images CES, the largest tech conference of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and not held in its usual Las Vegas, the Consumer Technology Association announced on Tuesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the event will be held digitally. “With the growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it is not possible […]

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Stocks stumble as political quagmire stalls coronavirus relief 

Coronavirus relief negotiations with House Democrats, who passed a larger relief bill months earlier and criticized the GOP plan as insufficient, are ongoing.

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GOP Relief Bill Sets The Stage For A Showdown With Democrats 

After lengthy negotiations, Senate Republicans rolled out their plan for the next wave of coronavirus aid. Under it, supplemental unemployment payment would fall to $200 per week through September.

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Cuomo: White House can’t contain the virus within its own walls 

CNN’s Chris Cuomo says people cannot solely rely on the Trump administration’s leadership to get through the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus pandemic | PM Modi to join brain-storming session with heads of banks, NBFCs on July 29 

According to an official statement, the prime minister will join stakeholders from banks and NBFCs on Wednesday to discuss and deliberate on vision and roadmap for the future.

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Anthony Fauci denies Trump claim that he misled US public about coronavirus 

Health expert says ‘I will just continue to do my job’Sinclair TV network pulls segment on Fauci conspiracy theoryDr Anthony Fauci insisted on Tuesday he had “not been misleading the American public under any circumstances” – countering a claim by Donald Trump that he had.The director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases has become a […]

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World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus 

Even when a vaccine does come, there’s going to be a wait before it’s available globally, former Indian central banker Raghuram Rajan told an online conference last week organized by DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

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Pandemic Is Overwhelming U.S. Public Health Capacity In Many States. What Now? 

With the coronavirus spreading out of control in many parts of the U.S., some experts say the strategy of testing and tracing can’t contain the pandemic until lockdowns bring case numbers down.

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Key Words: Bill Gates on Elon Musk’s controversial coronavirus comments: Stick with electric cars and rockets 

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told CNBC that the Tesla boss should focus on his job and let the experts focus on theirs.

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Democrats pan Republican plan to slash jobless benefits to $200 as ‘totally inadequate’ 

White House officials and top Democrats negotiating a new aid package as economy continues to reel from coronavirus crisisUnemployment assistance, eviction protections and other relief for millions of Americans struggling in an economy cratered by the coronavirus crisis were at stake as White House officials on Monday began fraught negotiations with top Demo […]

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Goodbye, jeans. The pandemic is ushering in an era of comfort. 

Denim sales have fallen sharply amid the coronavirus crisis, with brands like True Religion and Lucky filing for bankruptcy, and Levi’s revenue tanking.

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UBS Secures Naming Rights To Islanders’ New Home, Belmont Park Arena 

Located at Belmont Park in Elmont, N. Y., UBS Arena is still expected to open for the 2021-22 National Hockey League season despite a two-month pause in construction due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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