WORLD NEWS
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195Anger mounts among locked-down Shanghai residents as city reports more COVID deaths
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s major financial hub of Shanghai reported more new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, as residents vented their...
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135Human toll from Shanghai lockdown fuels public frustration
Larry Hsien Ping Lang wrote recently on China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo that his 98-year-old mother needed treatment for a failing kidney, but...
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202Shanghai hopes COVID tide turning, with fewer cases outside quarantine areas
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s commercial capital of Shanghai reported no new COVID-19 infections outside quarantine areas in two districts on Wednesday, fanning hopes...
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142UK’s Johnson to apologise to parliament over lockdown fine
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will apologise to parliament on Tuesday as he faces lawmakers for the first time...
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128Shanghai reports first official Covid deaths since weeks-long lockdown imposed
Shanghai reported three Covid-19 deaths Monday, the first officially announced fatalities from a raging Omicron outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands...
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158Taiwan says China’s threats will only increase support for island
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies,...
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142Camp beds and bread for Shanghai’s quarantined COVID cases
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Separated by less than an arm’s length, people at a quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Shanghai after...
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China accuses US of ‘weaponizing’ extended Shanghai lockdown
China has lashed out at the United States for ordering its consulate staff to leave the locked-down city of Shanghai, accusing officials...
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161Australia dispatches minister to Solomon Islands over China pact
Australia’s Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will...
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147Pakistani lawmakers to elect new PM after Imran Khan ouster
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani lawmakers are to choose a new prime minister on Monday, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that...
