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COVID-19 protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils
People in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, videos on social media showed ... World News -
China reports highest daily COVID-19 cases in six months despite grinding lockdowns
China reported its highest daily COVID-19 caseload in six months Monday, despite grinding lockdowns that have heavily disrupted manufacturing, ... World News -
China secretly locks down cities as residents start to push back COVID-zero scheme
It’s nearly impossible to eat in a restaurant in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where COVID-19 was first detected nearly three years ago. There are ... World News -
US student test results show toll of pandemic lockdowns on learning
US students have suffered historic learning setbacks with math and reading scores falling to their lowest levels since before the COVID-19 pandemic, ... World News -
Sneaker maker Adidas issues profit warning after lockdowns, boycotts in China
Adidas AG issued a profit warning after its sales were hit by lockdowns and consumer boycotts in China, offsetting strong momentum in its key western ... Financial Markets -
China sees most COVID-19 cases since May as lockdowns spread
China reported its highest daily Covid-19 case tally in seven weeks as a new cluster emerged in the southern province of Guangxi, underscoring the ... World News -
Beijing ramps up COVID-19 quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules
Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned ... World News -
Beijing begins fresh round of COVID-19 tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams
China’s capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to ... World News -
Shanghai care home resident wrongly sent to morgue
Shanghai funeral parlor workers returned a body bag to a retirement home after noticing the person inside was still alive.A Shanghai district ... World News -
Beijing tightens COVID-19 restrictions as long holiday begins
Beijing will amp up its COVID-19 restrictions with additional testing requirements, officials announced on Saturday, as the start of the Labor Day ... World News -
China megacity mass-tests and cancels flights after suspected COVID-19 case
The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
Shanghai reports 12 new COVID deaths as frustrations boil over
The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents ... World News -
Shanghai reports more symptomatic COVID cases as more lockdowns imposed
China’s financial center Shanghai reported a new record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the country imposed new lockdowns, ... World News -
New Zealand welcomes Australian visitors as COVID-19 curbs ease
New Zealand welcomed hundreds of travelers from Australia with emotional scenes on Wednesday as it opened its borders to its trans-Tasmanian neighbor ... Coronavirus -
Shanghai residents remain largely locked down despite easing of COVID-19 restrictions
The number of people released from Shanghai’s lockdown is smaller than it initially seemed, with the vast majority of the city’s 25 million residents ... World News -
Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight
Esther Zhao thought she was doing the right thing when she brought her two and a half-year-old daughter to a Shanghai hospital with a fever on March ... World News -
UK police to issue first 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown parties
British police said on Tuesday that 20 fines would be issued over gatherings in Boris Johnson’s offices and residence that broke coronavirus lockdown ... World News -
Shanghai won’t lock down despite COVID-19 cases spike: Official
Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city’s pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a ... World News -
Hong Kong to close off beaches after mainland China uproar
Hong Kong will close most of the city’s beaches, leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday, after photos of maskless residents enjoying sun and surf sparked ... World News -
City in China locks down nine million as COVID-19 cases spike
China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the nine million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area ... World News -
UK’s Johnson cannot answer party questions because of police: Minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot answer specific questions over lockdown parties at his Downing Street office and residence because he does ... World News -
UK PM ‘broke the law’: Opposition leader
Britain’s main opposition leader on Sunday accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaking the law, but the government vowed changes after a bruising ... Coronavirus -
Chinese woman stuck in blind date’s house after Zhengzhou city lockdown
Imagine being on a first date you couldn’t end? That’s what happened to a woman in China whose video blogs about going into a COVID-19 citywide ... Variety -
Austria begins lockdown for unvaccinated people
Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge in infections to ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand COVID-19 cases hit record high despite vaccination push
New Zealand recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Tuesday as a Delta-variant outbreak that dashed ... Coronavirus -
Trains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency
Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months as the country starts to gradually ease virus ... Coronavirus -
Philippine economy to take ten years to recover from COVID-19 lockdowns: Official
The Philippine economy will take more than a decade to return to pre-pandemic growth, an official said Thursday, warning the next two generations of ... Coronavirus -
Melbourne police pepper spray, fire pellets at anti-lockdown protestors
Police in Melbourne fired pepper balls and rubber pellets on Tuesday to disperse about 2,000 protesters who defied stay-at- home orders to damage ... Coronavirus -
End in sight for COVID-19 lockdown in Australia’s second-largest city
Australia’s second-largest city will exit its coronavirus lockdown in late October if vaccine targets are met under an official roadmap released ... Coronavirus -
Far-right and others march against French COVID-19 rules
Far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement protested Saturday against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to ... Coronavirus