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'Long live the people!' Beijingers gather for frigid anti-lockdown rally
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» BEIJING - One by one Beijingers braved the cold Sunday night after word of a rally spread on social media -- a vigil for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China's harsh Covid-19 restrictions.
China scrubs reports of teen quarantine death from internet
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» BEIJING - Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question the country's zero-Covid policy.
China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» BEIJING: Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a Covid-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses and forced residents to stay home for over two weeks.
27 people killed in China quarantine bus crash
AFP, Published on 18/09/2022
» BEIJING: Twenty-seven people died en route to a Covid-19 quarantine facility when their bus crashed in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said, in the country's deadliest road accident this year.
DUP Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING - The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING: The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
US orders non-essential consulate staff to leave Shanghai
AFP, Published on 12/04/2022
» SHANGHAI: The United States announced Tuesday it had ordered all non-essential employees at its Shanghai consulate to leave, while voicing concerns for the safety of Americans in China as the government enforces hard lockdowns to contain Covid-19.
Disarray grips Hong Kong ahead of mass Covid testing, isolation
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Overflowing hospitals, empty supermarket shelves and grim quarantine camps -- Hong Kong is in chaos battling a ballooning Covid outbreak in a business hub once renowned for its efficiency.
Shelter for traumatised apes in DR Congo's strife-torn east
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» BUKAVU (DR CONGO) - Beyond the reach of bloody conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rescued apes swing from one branch to another under the leafy canopy at a wildlife sanctuary.
Knock on the door: Covid stalks athletes at Beijing Olympics
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» BEIJING: For athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, testing positive for Covid is one of their worst nightmares, and it can begin with a knock on the door in the middle of the night.