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Two Omicron cases confirmed in central Henan Province

The outbreak of the highly-transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant has spread from Tianjin to the central province of Henan.Two local Covid-19 infections in Anyang City, in the north of Henan, were confirmed to be caused by the Omicron variant, loc..

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Tianjin starts citywide Covid testing

Authorities in Tianjin have ordered citywide Covid testing after 20 people tested positive for the virus, authorities said on Sunday.Xinhua News Agency reported that the infections were found on Friday and Saturday in the Jinnan district and at least..

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World

Israel admits Covid mutation rendered travel bans useless

Amid a spike in Omicron infections, Israel is retiring it ‘red list’ of travel destinations Israel has lifted its strict Covid-19 travel ban against ‘high risk’ countries, such as the US and UK, acknowledging that the spread of the Omicron variant h..

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Google & Facebook fined for spying on users

A French privacy watchdog accused the tech giants of making it difficult for users to opt out of tracking their activity France’s online privacy regulator has ordered Google and Facebook to cough up some €210 million ($237 million) between them, fin..

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Republicans blast Jan 6 as possible ‘Fedsurrection’

Two of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters in Congress are seeking answers from the FBI and attorney general Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) theorized on the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot that the..

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China

Fuzzy Logic: China’s Second Order Foreign Policy

Diplomats the world over are familiar with the basic tenet of Chinese foreign policy: non-interference. For China, that means any issues surrounding Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, the South China Sea, and a growing number of other areas that China claims a..

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China Looks to Play More Active Role in Horn of Africa Conflicts

China is poised to take a more active role in the Horn of Africa’s security issues, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi announcing the creation of special envoy post for the region. Wang made his announcement from Kenya, the second stop on his three-countr..

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Tighter pandemic controls imposed ahead of Olympics

More cities and areas in Henan have resorted to tough curbs as the central province reported 64 new locally-transmitted coronavirus infections, 50 of them in Xuchang. Nine asymptomatic carriers were also identified, most of them in the provincial cap..

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Xi’an Residents Voice Frustration Amid Lockdown

Residents of the Chinese city of Xi’an are enduring a strict coronavirus lockdown, with business owners suffering yet more closures and some people complaining of difficulties finding food, despite assurances from authorities that they are able to pr..

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Headline From China: Hollywood’s Ability to Influence Its China Box Office Destiny Has Never Been Weaker

Hollywood’s Ability to Influence Its China Box Office Destiny Has Never Been Weaker China was the world’s biggest box office market in both 2020 and 2021 as COVID-19 restrictions and China’s early economic recovery allowed it to overtake the North Am..

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Another 35 cases reported in Shaanxi outbreak

The National Health Commission has confirmed another 35 cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19 in Shaanxi, where the huge city of Xi'an has been locked down for nearly two weeks.In total 41 community infections were reported today, according to t..

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Fourteen killed in Guizhou landslide

The death toll from a landslide that hit Bijie City in Guizhou province on Monday has climbed to 14, Xinhua News Agency quoted local authorities as saying.The landslide took place at a construction site at around 7pm on Monday, Xinhua said. . As of 2..

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