BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital city Beijing reported 2,086 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Monday, Liu Xiaofeng, the deputy director of the city’s municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a briefing. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Toby Chopra)
By Casey Hall and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai authorities put up barriers on Monday around a city centre area where hundreds of people protested over the weekend against heavy COVID-19 measures, one of several anti-lockdown demonstrations that have flared across the country. From the streets of Shanghai and Beijing to dozens of university …
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By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese filmmaker jailed for nearly four months in Myanmar described some of his detention there as “hell” and called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the military-controlled country. The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since the military overthrew an elected …
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(Reuters) -Residents in some major Chinese cities took to the streets at the weekend to protest strict zero COVID-19 restrictions, some calling for President Xi Jinping to step down in scenes unprecedented since Xi assumed power a decade ago. In the commercial capital Shanghai protesters clashed with police over restrictions that have taken a heavy …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – A correspondent for Switzerland’s national broadcaster RTS was approached by police while reporting live from China on the protests that have erupted against the country’s strict COVID policy. Michael Peuker thought he was about to be detained by the three police officers who had surrounded him while he was reporting. “I will …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that a BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist, after the BBC said he was detained by police during protest coverage in Shanghai. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said they had noted the BBC statement about the incident, but it did not reflect what had …
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By Casey Hall, Josh Horwitz and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire in the country’s far west. The wave of civil …
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some of China’s streets and top universities. Images and videos circulated online showed students at universities in cities including Nanjing and …
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By Martin Petty AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) – Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu believes his team still have a shot at the last 16 of the World Cup and can even beat former champions Spain, despite their dismal 1-0 defeat to a Costa Rica side that let in seven goals in their opening match. The four-times …
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By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – China has agreed to restructure Cuban debt and provide new trade and investment credits to the beleaguered Caribbean Island nation after a meeting in Peking between the two Communist countries’ leaders. Cuba Economy Minister Alejandro Gil said the latter had also donated $100 million to help the country cope …
