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Online Chinese users get creative skirting censors over virus whistleblower

Online Chinese users get creative skirting censors over virus whistleblower

Online users in China have adopted a range of creative measures -- including screenshots, deliberate typos, PDF files and Morse code -- to share a censored article on a whistleblowing doctor.
IWTG: Demko makes career-high 45 saves against the Islanders to steal a Canucks win

IWTG: Demko makes career-high 45 saves against the Islanders to steal a Canucks win

Heading into this game, the New York Islanders were averaging just 29.4 shots per game, the third-fewest in the NHL.
What would an Olympics cancellation cost Japan?

What would an Olympics cancellation cost Japan?

Japan and Olympic organisers are at pains to insist this summer's Games in Tokyo are on, despite the new coronavirus outbreak, but what would a cancellation cost the world's third-biggest economic powerhouse? With a dearth of reliable figures, opinio
China to ease travel curbs within locked-down province

China to ease travel curbs within locked-down province

Hard-hit Hubei, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China, will relax travel restrictions to allow healthy people to move within the province, officials said Tuesday.
Japan unveils fresh economic package to offset virus damage

Japan unveils fresh economic package to offset virus damage

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced a second emergency package to tackle economic woes stemming from the coronavirus outbreak, including $15 billion in loan programmes to support small businesses.
Tokyo tourist sites 'nearly empty' as coronavirus bites

Tokyo tourist sites 'nearly empty' as coronavirus bites

In Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, restaurants normally thronged with tourists hoping to sample some of its renowned sushi stand empty, victim of the coronavirus that is battering Japan's tourism sector.
Vietnam vows to punish hiders of coronavirus after new cases

Vietnam vows to punish hiders of coronavirus after new cases

Vietnamese authorities vowed Monday to punish anyone concealing sickness after 13 people caught the deadly new coronavirus on a flight to Hanoi, sparking lockdowns and panic-buying in the capital.
Vancouver police seek witnesses of violent assault outside Fairview Pub

Vancouver police seek witnesses of violent assault outside Fairview Pub

Victim remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries
Markets plunge, Italy locked down as virus spreads

Markets plunge, Italy locked down as virus spreads

Financial markets around the world crashed Monday and a swathe of northern Italy was sealed off as authorities struggled to contain the spread and impact of the deadly coronavirus.
South Korea reports lowest new virus infections in days

South Korea reports lowest new virus infections in days

Hundreds of churches across South Korea closed their doors Sunday and held online services as the country reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a week.