Beijing in race to stave off Shanghai-style lockdown with more mass testing
Issued on: 27/04/2022 – 16:38 Millions of people in Beijing took their second Covid-19 tests of the week on Wednesday as the Chinese capital tried to keep...
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Fear of lockdown sparks panic buying in Bejing following Covid outbreak
Issued on: 25/04/2022 – 16:25 Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city’s biggest district began mass COVID-19 testing of all residents on...
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Stock markets and oil slide as China lockdown fears rattle markets – business live | Business
Introduction: China lockdown worries hit markets Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the world economy and the financial markets. Stock markets...
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My life in Shanghai’s never-ending zero-Covid lockdown | China
Somehow after three weeks in quarantine, locked up in my studio in Shanghai, while cutting the only cucumber left from the last pack of governmental...
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Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since the lockdown started in March
Issued on: 18/04/2022 – 04:56 Shanghai on Monday said three people had died from Covid-19, the first official announcement of deaths from an outbreak which...
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Report of Boris Johnson pouring drinks ‘implies he started lockdown party’ | Boris Johnson
Labour said that a fresh Partygate revelation on Sunday implied that Boris Johnson instigated one of the No 10 parties that he has denied attending....
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Boris Johnson ‘completely mortified’ at being fined for breaking lockdown rules, says Shapps – UK politics live | Politics
Good morning. Boris Johnson has now been fined for breaking the Covid lockdown rules that he drew up and ordered the nation to obey, but...
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UK’s Johnson to be fined over Downing Street lockdown parties
Issued on: 12/04/2022 – 16:13 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are to receive fines...
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Women behind the lens: ‘Lockdown prevented her family finding her – she’s safe’ | Global development
For years I wanted to work on a project photographing Palestine’s queer community, but I never found the right angle to tell the story. I...
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US orders non-essential diplomatic staff to leave Shanghai amid strict Covid lockdown
Issued on: 12/04/2022 – 05:34 The United States announced Tuesday it had ordered all non-essential employees at its Shanghai consulate to leave, while voicing concerns...
