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      Strain of life under lockdown sparks divorce surge in China 

      The number of filings to end marriages has doubled in the past decade

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      Governments are fighting to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay and their economies afloat

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      The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next

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      Iranian proxies have increased assaults on foreign forces since Soleimani killing

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      Locally transmitted new cases prompt city-state to shut schools and most workplaces

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      Pandemic is causing the biggest disruption in decades to economies across the world

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      Digital lenders across region reduce loan sizes and flee to higher-quality borrowers

    • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
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      Energy sector leads US S&P 500 to 2.3% gain   

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      Urgent action is needed to help world’s poorest

      Coronavirus pandemic threatens a human and economic catastrophe

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      Game’s popularity will unlock new audiences for its three-year-old Switch console

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      Hungary to keep details of Beijing-funded rail link secret

      Orban takes advantage of emergency powers to introduce new legislation

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      Luckin Coffee plunges on internal probe into ‘fabricated’ sales

      Chief operating officer at Chinese rival to Starbucks suspended over ‘misconduct’ 

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      China Mobile picks Huawei and ZTE to build its 5G network

      State-owned company’s $5.2bn contract will cover more than 200,000 base stations

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      Hong Kong politician’s arrest erodes rule of law

      The government has failed to seek reconciliation during the hiatus forced by coronavirus

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      Negotiations between Thailand and 11 member-nations set to start in August

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      Daniel Pearl was tortured and killed in 2002 in case that sparked global outrage  

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      Businesses will be forced to rethink their global value chains, shaped to maximise efficiency and profits

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      Fears of shortages amid coronavirus amplify pressure on companies to reshore operations 

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      Modi government is accused of stoking religious tension to cover up its own errors 

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