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"Xi, Step Down": Protests Intensify In China Over Strict Covid Curbs: China's censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare ...
ndtv.com/world-news/xi-step-down-huge-protests-in-china-over-strict-covid-curbs-3558767
Quick Glance: China's Deadly Fires Fuel Protests Against Xi's Covid Policies
- Travel restrictions and government restrictions on international journalists make it impossible to report on the protests.
- "We want freedom," they declared.
- For the most part, since Covid spread from Wuhan about three years ago, many Chinese have accepted severe regulations, including extensive travel restrictions, as a price for avoiding the widespread illness and death that the United States and other countries experienced.
- The Chinese authorities is likely to be concerned that photographs and footage of the Shanghai protests may spread over online control, inciting further upheaval.
Unrest At China's iPhone Factory Brewing For 2 Months. See Timeline: Violent protests have broken out around a huge factory in central China's ...
ndtv.com/world-news/foxconn-protest-unrest-at-chinas-iphone-factory-brewing-for-2-months-see-timeline-3546451
Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China's 'zero-Covid' lockdown policy: Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai early Sunday calling for an end to ...
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20221127-protests-in-shanghai-as-anger-mounts-over-china-s-zero-covid-policy
'Quiet quitting' raising a din in stressful US workplaces: WASHINGTON: They are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and ...
channelnewsasia.com/business/quiet-quitting-raising-din-stressful-us-workplaces-2906256
Commentary: 500,000 free air tickets won’t be enough to revive Hong Kong’s battered tourism sector
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/hong-kong-tourism-free-air-ticket-ease-covid-measures-not-attractive-3061321
China police out in force after anti-lockdown protests: Security services were out in force across China's major cities Tuesday, which for the time being ...
punchng.com/china-police-out-in-force-after-anti-lockdown-protests/
Workers Recount Covid Horror At World's Largest iPhone Factory: Zhang Yao recalls the moment he realised something had gone deeply wrong at the Chinese ...
ndtv.com/world-news/workers-recount-covid-horror-at-worlds-largest-iphone-factory-3488971
U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers: The U.S. will no longer require travelers to show proof of a negative Covid test before ...
cnbc.com/2022/06/10/biden-administration-to-drop-covid-testing-requirements-for-international-air-travel.html
Quick Glance: The United States has discontinued COVID testing for arriving international aviation travelers.
- WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Late Friday, the United States repealed a 17-month-old rule that persons entering in the nation by air test negative for COVID-19, following intensive lobbying by airlines and the travel sector.
- Since January 2021, incoming international air travelers have been required to provide pre-departure negative tests.
- To travel to the United States, U.S. citizens must be immunized against COVID.
- O) On Friday, CEO Robin Hayes told Reuters that the testing requirement was "the last obstacle to a really full international travel recovery," adding that it "served no purpose anymore."
China's economy records slowest growth since the start of 2020: China's economy has recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years ...
cnn.com/2022/07/14/economy/china-q2-gdp-2022-intl-hnk/
Why monkeypox may soon get a new name: Monkeypox's clades, or different branches of the virus' family tree, have been controversial because they are ...
straitstimes.com/world/why-monkeypox-may-soon-get-a-new-name
China Covid Curbs : China locks down area around world's largest iPhone factory: news agency AFP quoting statement
ndtv.com/world-news/china-locks-down-area-around-worlds-largest-iphone-factory-news-agency-afp-quoting-statement-3482382
Human development set back 5 years by Covid-19, other crises: UN report: The Human Development Index has declined for two years straight, in 2020 and 2021 ...
straitstimes.com/world/united-states/human-development-set-back-5-years-by-covid-19-other-crises-un-report
China growth slumps on virus lockdowns, real estate woes: poll: BEIJING: China's economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since ...
bangkokpost.com/business/2345433/china-growth-slumps-on-virus-lockdowns-real-estate-woes-poll
The British are still buying books despite the cost of living crisis: For literature lovers, there is no question of cutting expenses related to their preferred ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2022/10/22/in-britain-people-continue-buying-books-despite-the-cost-of-living-crisis
Commentary: Ignoring China’s disastrous ‘three Ds’ could be a global risk: Disease, drought and debt will have worldwide consequences, says the Financial ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/china-economy-downturn-debt-disease-drought-2924806
China's middle class looks to flee as COVID-19 policies bite: BEIJING: Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh COVID-19 rules ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/chinas-middle-class-looks-flee-covid-19-policies-bite-2747766
Feathers fly as Philippine cockfighting shakes off Covid closures: San Pedro, Philippines (AFP): In a raucous cockpit in the Philippines, Dennis de la Cruz grins ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/10/24/feathers-fly-as-philippine-cockfighting-shakes-off-covid-closures
Oktoberfest returns after 2 year hiatus - in pictures : Germany's legendary beer festival is back for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
euronews.com/2022/09/17/oktoberfest-returns-after-2-year-hiatus-in-pictures
Japan reopens to tourists: TOKYO, Japan, (AFP) - Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid restrictions ...
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/japan-reopens-to-tourists/
Quick Glance: Japan reopens to tourists despite closed souvenir shops and a hotel staff deficit
- "I'm hoping and anticipating that a lot of foreigners will come to Japan, just like before COVID," said Sawa, third-generation owner of Tokyo's Sawanoya ryokan.
- According to a trade organization worker who asked not to be identified, inns in Kawaguchiko, a lake town at the foot of Mt. Fuji, had problems staffing before to the epidemic due to Japan's tight labor market, and they expect a similar bottleneck now.
- That opinion was shared by Akihisa Inaba, general manager of the hot-spring resort Yokikan in Shizuoka, central Japan, who claimed that due to a lack of staff during the summer, employees had to skip vacation time.
'16 Lakh Mein Ghar Aakar Gaayega', Fans Go Berserk Over Ticket Prices Of Arijit Singh's Concert
indiatimes.com/news/world/china-wuhan-anti-covid-protest-585909.html
‘We were scared’: Workers at Foxconn iPhone factory in China recount Covid chaos: By Jing Xuan Teng Zhang Yao recalls the moment he realised something had gone ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/11/05/we-were-scared-workers-at-foxconn-iphone-factory-in-china-recount-covid-chaos/
Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN report: United Nations, United States (AFP): A United Nations report published on Thursday (Sept 8) ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/08/human-development-set-back-5-years-by-covid-other-crises-un-report
Indonesians celebrate Wesak at world's largest Buddhist temple: MAGELANG, Indonesia (AFP): Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/05/17/indonesians-celebrate-wesak-at-world039s-largest-buddhist-temple
China's Shanghai says new Omicron subvariant found: SHANGHAI — The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new subvariant Omicron BA.5.2.1 ...
nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/chinas-shanghai-says-new-omicron-subvariant-found
Time for someone else to ride the Peloton bike? : Peloton formally unveiled its high-priced new rowing machine Tuesday. But the company is still facing rough ...
cnn.com/2022/09/20/investing/peloton-stock-takeover/
Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying: Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/25/beijing-covid-spike-prompts-mass-testing-panic-buying/
Xi's Iron Grip Tested As Covid Lockdown Protests Rage In Chinese Cities: Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday to ...
ndtv.com/world-news/china-building-fire-that-killed-10-sparks-questions-on-zero-covid-policy-3556802
Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports: So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone ...
npr.org/2022/04/26/1094817774/covid-19-infections-us-most-americans
Quick Glance: CDC: Antibody Tests Show That Most Americans Have Covid
- According to the CDC's study, approximately 57.7% of Americans tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in February, up from 33.5% in December (the tests looked for a type of antibody that is only produced following natural Covid-19 infection, not after vaccination).
- Omicron spreads faster than previous forms of the coronavirus, resulting in a substantial increase in infections in the United States once it took hold: according to CDC data, more than 800,000 new Covid-19 cases were detected every day in mid-January, up from 87,000 in early December.
A ruff deal: Hong Kong exodus sparks surge in abandoned pets: HONG KONG: Anagha Subhash Nair Cassius and Roxie have spent three months at a Hong Kong dog shelter ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/09/06/a-ruff-deal-hong-kong-exodus-sparks-surge-in-abandoned-pets
The world’s true Covid death toll is ‘nearly 15,000,000’: Covid has caused three times more deaths than official figures suggest, the World Health Organisation ...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/05/the-worlds-true-covid-death-toll-is-nearly-15000000-16593620/
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 28, 2022: Here are the day's top stories in photos.
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Shanghai reports more deaths as Covid-19 as official toll rises to 10: City authorities revealed the first virus deaths on Monday, with Tuesday’s fatalities ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/19/shanghai-reports-more-deaths-as-covid-19-as-official-toll-rises-to-10/
Million Covid deaths in 2022: WHO - International - World: The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022 ...
english.ahram.org.eg/News/473846.aspx
Badminton: Covid-19 was a 'disaster' for the sport, says federation chief
straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-covid-was-a-disaster-for-the-sport-says-federation-chief
China’s jobless youth left in the lurch: BEIJING: China’s slowing economy has left millions of young people fiercely competing for an ever-slimming raft of jobs ...
thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/08/29/chinas-jobless-youth-left-in-the-lurch
Shanghai residents chafe under fresh COVID-19 lockdowns: SHANGHAI: Residents stuck inside a compound nearly a week after Shanghai's much vaunted reopening ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/shanghai-residents-fresh-covid-19-lockdowns-2730116
As China's economy slows, one industry is seeing record profits: Covid testing: China's zero-Covid strategy of endless testing and lockdowns has hammered its ...
cnn.com/2022/09/07/economy/china-covid-testing-firms-moneymakers-intl-hnk/
Layoffs and exits: Firms in China teeter under zero-COVID pressure: BEIJING: Fiona Shi lost her job twice during the pandemic - first, in 2020 when COVID-19 ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/layoffs-and-exits-firms-china-teeter-under-zero-covid-pressure-2756461
‘I’m down to my last dollar’: Hong Kong’s strict Covid curbs have left musicians struggling to make ends meet
hongkongfp.com/2022/09/24/im-down-to-my-last-dollar-hong-kongs-strict-covid-curbs-have-left-musicians-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/
In London, a museum run by people with direct experience of homelessness: A Museum of Homelessness will soon open its doors in London to help raise awareness ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2022/10/08/in-london-a-museum-run-by-people-with-direct-experience-of-homelessness
COVID puts a stop to Froome's encouraging Tour de France: LOURDES — Four-time champion Chris Froome’s encouraging Tour de France came to a frustrating halt on ...
torontosun.com/sports/other-sports/covid-puts-a-stop-to-froomes-encouraging-tour-de-france
Was North Korea's military parade a superspreader event?: SEOUL: It was supposed to be a triumphant celebration of North Korea's martial prowess ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/was-north-koreas-military-parade-superspreader-event-2683156
Tourists trapped in 'China's Hawaii' over Covid to start leaving: BEIJING (AFP): Tens of thousands of tourists stranded in a Covid-hit resort city in southern ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/08/09/tourists-trapped-in-039china039s-hawaii039-over-covid-to-start-leaving
North Korea reports first COVID-19 case, declares emergency: SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)— North Korea has confirmed its first-ever case of COVID-19 and declared a ...
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/north-korea-reports-first-covid-19-case-declares-emergency/
Vaccinated and tested, the rich and powerful descend on the snowless hills of Davos
cnbc.com/2022/05/19/davos-is-back-but-participants-have-to-be-vaccinated-and-tested.html
'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during COVID-19 crackdown
channelnewsasia.com/asia/covid-19-china-lockdown-shanghai-no-choice-residents-sent-out-city-2660156
Hong Kong school quarantine request hints at Xi Jinping handover visit: HONG KONG: A Hong Kong primary school is looking for pupils to spend a week in hotel ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/hong-kong-school-quarantine-covid-19-china-handover-xi-jinping-2743551
North Korea reports over 200,000 ‘fever’ cases for fifth day in a row amid Covid outbreak
independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/covid-north-korea-fever-cases-b2084247.html
Valneva approved to be UK’s sixth Covid vaccine: Medicines regulator says it is first in world to approve Valneva product
theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/valneva-approved-to-be-uks-sixth-covid-vaccine
Moderna recalls thousands of COVID vaccine doses: Moderna said on Friday it was recalling 764,900 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine after a vial ...
torontosun.com/news/world/moderna-recalls-thousands-of-covid-vaccine-doses
Video Shows Shanghai Residents Screaming From Apartments, Expert Says China Might Be Hitting "Breaking Point"
ndtv.com/world-news/video-shows-shanghai-residents-screaming-from-apartments-expert-says-china-might-be-hitting-breaking-point-2877276
Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing 'little effect' on COVID: HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong announced Thursday it is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in ...
nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/hong-kong-lifts-flight-ban-citing-little-effect-on-covid
In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy: SHANGHAI: Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China's hazmat-clad health ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-struggles-covid-19-haze-disinfectant-2685136
Parents 'may face tougher sanctions if their children play truant': A crackdown on truancy in English schools will soon be enacted - but potential punishments ...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/10/schools-will-be-forced-to-clamp-down-on-children-skipping-class-16616383/
Japanese man given US$360,000 of COVID-19 aid by mistake arrested: TOKYO: A Japanese man given US$360,000 in COVID-19 aid by mistake has been arrested after ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/japan-man-given-360-000-covid-19-aid-mistake-arrested-gamble-online-2692346
Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to world's poorest countries: WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday (May 25) said it would sell ...
channelnewsasia.com/world/pfizer-offers-sell-medicines-cost-worlds-poorest-countries-2706386
Shanghai social media unpicks China's COVID-19 lockdown story: SHANGHAI: Videos of a pet dog killed in the name of COVID-19 controls, expletive-strewn songs ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-shanghai-residents-social-media-unpicks-zero-covid-19-strategy-2613836
UK unlikely to return to mandatory Covid restrictions despite rising cases : Mandatory Covid-19 restrictions are unlikely to be reintroduced in Britain ...
cnbc.com/2022/06/28/uk-unlikely-to-return-to-mandatory-covid-19-restrictions-as-cases-rise.html
FTC launches investigation into infant formula makers over nationwide shortage: The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into whether mergers ...
cnbc.com/2022/05/24/ftc-launches-investigation-into-infant-formula-shortage.html
Tedros, from 'child of war' to two-term WHO chief: GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the World Health ...
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/tedros-from-child-of-war-to-two-term-who-chief/
COVID-19: What you need to know on Sunday, April 10: Ontario
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/covid-19-what-you-need-to-know-on-sunday-april-10
Hong Kongers relish beaches reopening as COVID-19 outbreak recedes: HONG KONG: Filipino domestic worker Marites Saliganan loves getting outdoors on her one day ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/hong-kongers-relish-beaches-reopening-covid-19-outbreak-recedes-2666211
The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO has estimated -- up to triple the number of deaths officially attributed ... Show more http://u.afp.com/wBj4
DND OIC tests positive for COVID anew: Jose Faustino first tested positive for the coronavirus in August last year.
news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/30/22/dnd-oic-tests-positive-for-covid-anew
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight COVID-19 outbreak: BEIJING: Millions of people in Beijing returned to work on Thursday (May 5) ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/covid-19-beijing-millions-urged-work-home-outbreak-china-2665416
Abbott reaches agreement with FDA to reopen baby formula plant to ease nationwide shortage
cnbc.com/2022/05/16/abbott-reaches-agreement-with-fda-to-reopen-baby-formula-plant-to-ease-nationwide-shortage.html
Quick Glance: FDA and Abbott reach agreement to restart production of baby formula
- In the midst of a statewide scarcity of infant formula, the Food and Drug Administration reached an agreement with Abbott Nutrition to reopen its Sturgis, Michigan, plant.
- The FDA announced the shortfall after receiving complaints of bacterial infections linked to powdered formula at the Sturgis factory.
- Abbott also stated that a CDC examination found "no conclusive evidence" of a link between its formulas and baby diseases.
- "We know millions of parents and caregivers depend on us, and we're deeply sorry that our voluntary recall worsened the nationwide formula shortage," Abbott's chairman and CEO, Robert B. Ford, said in a statement on Monday.
Travel industry calls on White House to end Covid-19 testing requirement for travelers from overseas
cnbc.com/2022/06/09/travel-industry-calls-on-white-house-to-end-covid-19-testing-requirement-for-overseas-visitors.html
Asian Games 2022 in China postponed: Organisers: BEIJING: The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September has been postponed indefinitely ...
channelnewsasia.com/sport/asian-games-2022-hangzhou-china-postponed-2668046
SEA Games to light up Hanoi after COVID-19 delay: HANOI: The Southeast Asian Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday (May 12) after a six-month ...
channelnewsasia.com/sport/sea-games-hanoi-may-12-covid-19-delay-2675091
Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid-19 dine-in curbs: The dine-in resumption is still partial, with eateries allowing up to 50% of regular capacity ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/relief-caution-in-beijing-as-city-lifts-covid-19-dine-in-curbs
Shanghai lockdown snarls world's busiest port and China supply chains: BEIJING: Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging ...
channelnewsasia.com/business/shanghai-lockdown-snarls-worlds-busiest-port-and-china-supply-chains-2615966
Chinese cities under heavy policing after protests against zero-Covid: by Matthew Walsh with Ludovic Ehret in Beijing China’s major cities of Beijing and ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/11/29/chinese-cities-under-heavy-policing-after-protests-against-zero-covid/
Volunteer rescuers step in to save Shanghai's locked-down pets: SHANGHAI: With quarantine looming after a positive COVID-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/volunteer-rescuers-step-save-shanghai-locked-down-pet-covid-19-2631686
The world ushers out 2022 and welcomes 2023: While some major cities around the world marked the New Year with a bang and festivities ...
rnz.co.nz/news/world/481755/the-world-ushers-out-2022-and-welcomes-2023
Music Fest Coachella Returns In All Its Glittering, Neon Glory: Revelers in thong bodysuits, sporting glitter eyeshadow and sheathed in neon partied late into ...
ndtv.com/world-news/coachella-music-fest-returns-in-all-its-glittering-neon-glory-2893174
'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdown: In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/no-choice-shanghai-residents-sent-061838776.html
Italy reports 64,951 coronavirus cases on Thursday, 149 deaths: ROME — Italy reported 64,951 COVID-19 related cases on Thursday, against 62,037 the day before ...
nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/italy-reports-64951-coronavirus-cases-on-thursday-149-deaths
Ukraine war, pandemic push to colour WHO international meet: GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its ...
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/ukraine-war-pandemic-push-to-colour-who-international-meet/
Harris tests positive for COVID-19; VP isn't considered close contact to Biden: Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19. She is not exhibiting ...
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/26/kamala-harris-positive-covid-19/9006089002/
Quick Glance: Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19.
- Harris tested positive for the virus on April 6 after an employee in "close contact" with the vice president revealed a positive test.
- Before vaccines were approved, President Donald Trump tested positive in October 2020.
- Gentlemen, secondly Doug Emhoff tested positive for the virus in mid-March, but Harris did not get it at the time and tested negative for the rest of the season.In recent weeks, former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki have all tested positive for the virus.
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