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China COVID deaths accelerate to 9,000 a day – UK research firm Airfinity
BEIJING (Reuters) – About 9,000 people are dying from the new coronavirus every day in China, UK-based health data company Airfinity said on Thursday. country with a large population. COVID infections began spreading across China in November and picked up pace this month after Beijing scrapped its COVID-zero policy, which included regular PCR testing of…
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Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport curb set to hit 60,000 travellers
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has urged Japan to withdraw COVID-19 restrictions that require passenger flights from financial hubs to land only at four designated Japanese airports. , said the decision will affect about 60,000 passengers. The United States, India, Italy and Taiwan have made it mandatory for travelers from China to…
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Fog causes major car crash on bridge in China’s Zhengzhou -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hundreds of cars piled up and crashed on a bridge in Zhengzhou, central China’s central Henan province, on Wednesday morning after heavy fog struck, state media CCTV reported. Photos and videos on social media showed several cars and trucks piled up on top of the Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge. A snapshot from…
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Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stocks fell as the U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday after China said it would further ease three-year border controls aimed at curbing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The market has risen. Starting Jan. 8, China will stop requiring quarantine for incoming travelers, the National Health Commission said Monday. It also reduces…
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‘The ICU is full’: frontline workers of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’
BEIJING (Reuters) – In more than 30 years of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said he had never seen anything like it. The number of patients arriving at his hospital continues to grow. Almost all are elderly, and many are very ill with symptoms of COVID and pneumonia, he said. Bernstein’s account comes after…
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Nepal’s ‘fierce’ ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long uprising against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy was appointed prime minister for the third time on Sunday. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who still uses the name Prachanda, which means “terrible” or “fierce,” has won a five-year term in office with the support of the opposition Communist Party…
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China’s Zhejiang has 1 mln daily COVID cases, expected to double
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Zhejiang province, a large industrial region near Shanghai, is battling about one million new coronavirus infections every day, with that number expected to double in the coming days. It is expected, the provincial government said on Sunday. The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday that no COVID…
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Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
Taliban order NGOs to stop working female staff Following the suspension of college female students UN says order would violate humanitarian principles UN to meet with Taliban for clarification KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday will ban all female employees from working at all domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the latest…
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Shanghai asks residents to stay in on Christmas as China COVID surges
SHANGHAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities have urged residents to stay home this weekend as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rages across the country after severe restrictions were lifted. . On Saturday, a branch of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission urged young people, in particular, to avoid crowded gatherings as the new coronavirus spreads…
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Bankman-Fried, FTX execs received billions in hidden loans, ex-Alameda CEO says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in secret loans from cryptocurrency giant Alameda Research, former hedge fund chief says ) told a judge when he pleaded guilty to involvement in the exchange’s bankruptcy. . Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison said Bankman-Fried and hedge funds would be…