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China’s CATL enacts ‘closed loop management’ at factory to fight COVID

11 Apr 2022

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology has implemented a so-called “closed-loop management” system at its main factory to keep production going as the country battles an Omicron wave of the coronavirus. The southern Chinese city of Ningde, where CATL is headquartered, has tightened prevention and control efforts because of a spate of …

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As battle looms in Ukraine’s east, Austrian leader to meet Putin

11 Apr 2022

By Elizabeth Piper and Zohra Bensemra KYIV/BUZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine with missiles and artillery on Sunday as Austria’s leader planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Washington pledged to give Ukraine “the weapons it needs” to defend itself against a new Russian offensive. Austrian Chancellor Karl …

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Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif seeks to become PM

10 Apr 2022

By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan’s next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament after nearly four years in power. The younger brother of three-times prime minister Nawaz Sharif, …

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Shanghai residents question human cost of China’s COVID quarantines

10 Apr 2022

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Lu, 99, was a long-time resident at Shanghai’s Donghai Elderly Care hospital, her loved ones secure that she was getting round-the-clock care at the city’s largest such centre. That was before COVID-19 struck China’s biggest city last month, the country’s worst outbreak since the virus emerged in Wuhan in late …

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Shanghai seeks to reassure residents over COVID-hit supplies

10 Apr 2022

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday and sought to assure locked-down residents of China’s most populous city that supply bottlenecks affecting availability of food and other items would ease. Streets remained largely silent in the city of 26 million people as curbs under its “zero tolerance” policy allow only …

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S.Korea’s president-elect nominates conservative lawmaker as finance chief

10 Apr 2022

By Hyonhee Shin and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday named Choo Kyung-ho to be deputy prime minister and finance minister, as the country seeks to tackle surging inflation, household debt and demand for welfare. Yoon, who takes office on May 10, announced eight cabinet minister nominations, including defence, …

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China labels U.S. concerns over COVID regulations ‘groundless accusations’

10 Apr 2022

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the United States late on Saturday after it raised concerns over China’s coronavirus control measures. The U.S. State Department said on Friday that non-emergency staff at its Shanghai consulate and families of U.S. employees could leave due to a surge in COVID cases and coronavirus …

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Zelenskiy braces for ‘hard battle,’ UK’s Johnson visits with aid

10 Apr 2022

By Elizabeth Piper KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered fresh financial and military support during a surprise visit. At a meeting in Kyiv, Johnson told Zelenskiy that Britain …

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Shanghai’s high asymptomatic COVID rate could be due to including mild cases

10 Apr 2022

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai’s unusually high proportion of asymptomatic cases among its reported COVID-19 infections could be partly explained by blurred lines between “mildly symptomatic” and asymptomatic cases. Authorities in China’s financial centre ordered a lockdown in response to the worst outbreak in the country since the virus first emerged in Wuhan …

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