Richest people are 54 PER CENT more likely to follow social distancing rules than those earning £10,000 a year or less, study finds US experts surveyed more than 1,000 adults about their pandemic behaviours The higher your income, the more likely you are to take...
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Luxury Aussie wine: $26 million counterfeiting bust in China
An Australian winery had its luxury product counterfeited by Chinese fraudsters who sold cheap wine in fancy-looking bottles, the company said. Chinese cops busted the operation, which used bottles made to look like they were genuine Penfolds products, according to a Treasury Wine Estates spokeswoman....
China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush. State media on Friday showed crews leveling earth, pouring concrete and...
New year, new outbreak: China rushes to vaccinate 50 million as holiday looms
At a Shenzhen hospital, 21-year-old airport worker Wang Shuyue lines up to receive his second shot. “I feel it’s safe because so many people around the country have taken the vaccine so there shouldn’t be any major problems,” he tells the Guardian. “I think it...
China virus probe will ‘get answers’
A probe into the origins of COVID-19 will ‘get the answers it needs’ despite fears Beijing will undermine investigators, the acting Prime Minister says. Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has backed World Health Organisation investigators to “get the answers they need” despite fears China will...
Acting-PM: WHO will get answers on COVID-19
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has backed World Health Organisation investigators to “get the answers they need” despite fears China will attempt to impede a probe into the coronavirus. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) international team has touched down in Wuhan to investigate the origins...
Tennis player with eight fingers and seven toes qualifies for the Australian Open
Francesca Jones wants her Australian Open “X Factor” story to be an inspiration for anyone dealing with health adversity. When she was eight years old, the British ace was told by a doctor her unusual physical condition would prevent her becoming a tennis star. The...
Aussie luxury wine brand in China scam
An Aussie wine company had its iconic, luxury brand counterfeited by Chinese fraudsters who put cheap wine in fancy-looking bottles. An Australian winery had its luxury product counterfeited by Chinese fraudsters who sold cheap wine in fancy-looking bottles, the company said. Chinese cops busted the...
IAF chief asked to compare India’s Tejas and China-Pak JF-17 jets. He responds
The LCA Mk-1A will come with additional improvements over the FOC aircraft, making it the most advanced Tejas variant so far, as previously reported by Hindustan Times. UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 08:55 PM IST Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on...
China fear at new ‘silent’ COVID surge
Chinese authorities are increasingly concerned about a pronounced uptick in coronavirus cases in the country, which has led to 22 million people being put into a fresh lockdown. A big worry is many of the cases are relatively close to Beijing and its 21 million...