🇨🇳 China's health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Since December 8, China has reported 59,938 COVID-related hospital deaths.
- BEIJING, 14 January (Reuters) - China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospitals since the country abruptly ended its zero-COVID policy in early December, a significant increase from previously reported figures and in response to global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.
- China last reported daily COVID death figures on Monday.
- Officials stated in December that they planned monthly updates rather than daily updates.
- While international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths this year, China has reported just over 5,000 deaths since the pandemic began, one of the world's lowest death rates.
Quick Glance: World Food Price Index Hits Two-Year Low Despite Rice Surge, Says FAO
- UN food agency reports decline in world price index to two-year low
- Decrease in most food commodities, but increase in rice and sugar
- Wheat and maize prices fall, while rice prices rise
- India's export ban on white rice leads to surge in rice index
Quick Glance: A Photographic Look At Queen Elizabeth's Style
- As the nation and the world mourn Queen Elizabeth II's death, look back at Her Majesty's style growth through the years in photographs.
- From her coronation gown to her wedding gown, Queen Elizabeth's biggest fashion moments are explored on Vogue.
- Andrew Matthews / POOL / AFP photo) (Image courtesy of ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.)) LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society, gives Queen Elizabeth II a tour of The Chelsea Flower Show 2022 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 23, 2022 in London, England.
Jose Mourinho takes aim at Spurs👀
🗣️ “Tottenham is the only club with which I do not have a close bond.
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Power couple is all about making a difference!
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Interview: The recent rebirth of Alba
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Quick Glance: China reopens borders as lunar new year travel begins amid a Covid rise
- On Sunday, mainland China also opened its border with Hong Kong, removing the remaining pillars of a zero-Covid policy that had protected people from the virus but also isolated them from the rest of the world.
- After officials announced last month that quarantine would be lifted, Chinese people rushed to book trips abroad, sending enquiries on major travel websites skyrocketing.
- On Sunday, tight cross-border travel restrictions with the Chinese mainland were loosened in China's southern semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong.
- Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flag carrier, has announced that it will more than increase its flights to the Chinese mainland.