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China punishes dozens of Xi'an officials as city grapples with Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» BEIJING - Dozens of officials have been punished over a virus outbreak in the locked-down city of Xi'an, China's disciplinary body said Friday -- the latest state reprimands under Beijing's strict zero-Covid approach.
Xi'an locks down as China races to zero-Covid for Olympics
AFP, Published on 23/12/2021
» BEIJING: Thirteen million people in a major Chinese city were under strict stay-at-home orders starting Thursday to stop the spread of Covid-19, as authorities scramble to keep their zero-case strategy six weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics.
France jabs kids, Chinese city locks down as Omicron surges
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» PARIS: France started vaccinating children over five and China plunged a city into a strict lockdown on Wednesday as governments scramble to contain fresh virus surges driven by the Omicron variant.
Paris cancels New Year fireworks over Omicron fears
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» PARIS: Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases worldwide.
Biden warns of 'winter of death' for unvaccinated as Omicron spreads
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden warned Thursday of a "winter of severe illness and death" for those unvaccinated against Covid-19, as the G7 called the Omicron variant the biggest threat to global public health.
Slow start to Bali reopening
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2021
» Wayan Sentiani, 36, is earning barely a tenth of what she used to from selling T-shirts and sarongs near Kuta beach. For about a decade, she would get up to 2 million rupiah ($140) a day from mostly Australian, Chinese and European shoppers.
Six games called off as Covid wreaks havoc on Premier League
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» LONDON - The Premier League on Thursday postponed six more matches due to the wave of coronavirus infections hitting Britain, but said it intended to "continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible" as calls for a circuit break intensified.
Omicron injects urgency into EU summit
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» BRUSSELS - The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere has added a sense of urgency to an EU summit Thursday, with leaders struggling to present a united, bloc-wide approach.
Man City rout Leeds with magnificent seven as virus fears mount
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» LONDON: Manchester City powered four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Kevin De Bruyne inspired a 7-0 rout of Leeds just hours after clubs were given strict new measures to curb the threat of the coronavirus on Tuesday.
UK's Johnson faces angry MPs at vote on virus curbs
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» LONDON: Boris Johnson on Tuesday faces potentially the largest rebellion from his own MPs since he became British premier as parliament votes on new coronavirus restrictions to combat the spread of Omicron.