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China's super rich got US$1.5 trillion richer during pandemic, says report

As traditional industries suffer from the pandemic, e-commerce and gaming companies reaped massive rewards

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Young and restless: Protest parallels in Thailand and Hong Kong

Protest movements in both places are challenging once taboo subjects and are mainly led by youths

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Eyeing China, Australia joins ‘quad’ drill with US, Japan, India

November’s Malabar naval exercise likely to spark Chinese protest

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7.5-magnitude quake off Alaska triggers small tsunami waves

No immediate reports of casualties or damage

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US charges Russians with cyberattacks on Ukraine, French elections, Olympics

Six agents have been accused of staging a malware attack that infected computers of businesses worldwide

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Murders surge in Brazil despite pandemic

25,712 violent deaths recorded in first half of the year, equivalent to one person murdered every 10 minutes

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Enforce quarantine to crush pandemic, says WHO

It links soaring transmission rates to the failure to implement the vital step rigorously

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Early voting starts in Florida as US race enters home stretch

Statewide polls shows Democrat Joe Biden ahead by 1.4 percentage points, much lower compared to two weeks ago

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4 pupils among those detained after French teacher beheading

It is believed they helped a man identify the victim in return for money

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Canada, US travel ban extended to Nov 21

Travel between Canada and the US usually sees 400,000 border crossings per day, but has fallen to a trickle since pandemic restrictions implemented

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UK and EU mull how to break Brexit deadlock following threats

British industry groups warn of potential chaos as the UK's transition out of the EU has not been adequately prepared for

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UN stockpiling billion syringes for Covid-19 vaccine

Unicef hopes to have more than 500 million syringes ready by the end of the year

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French police raid Islamist groups after teacher's beheading

Eleven people are being held, including a known Islamist militant and the father of one of the slain teachers' pupils