Shanghai reports 58 new cases outside quarantine areas Beijing testing millions Outbreak poses biggest test yet to Xi’s “zero-COVID” strategy SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 2 (Reuters) – China’s commercial capital of Shanghai …
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Beijing COVID outbreak enters 10th day Shanghai reports 2nd day of zero cases outside quarantine areas Shanghai starts to loosen curbs for some areas BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reuters) – The …
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Beijing to test most of its 22 mln residents for COVID this week Beijing has reported more than 160 infections since April 22 Beijing steps up precautions, curbs to avoid …
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Beijing kicks off first of three rounds of mass testing in populous district Mass testing fuels concerns of shortages of food, supplies Chinese stock market down on fears Beijing may …
Panic buying in Beijing as district starts mass COVID testing Read More
SHANGHAI, April 24 (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of …
Shanghai fences up COVID-hit areas, fueling fresh outcry Read More
OAKLAND, Calif., April 20 (Reuters) – Walking into the Good Hop craft beer bar in Oakland, California, Alison Heller looks like any other patron thirsting for happy hour. But instead …
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WASHINGTON/Chicago, April 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the …
US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling Read More
SHANGHAI, April 18 (Reuters) – The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all, COVID-negative against COVID-positive people. Shanghai’s …
COVID-shaming pits neighbor against neighbor in locked-down Shanghai Read More
April 7 (Reuters) – Alabama lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that would criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth, with a threat of 10 years in prison for medical providers. …
Alabama passes bill making some transgender healthcare a felony Read More
April 6 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials in March “generally agreed” to cut up to $95 billion a month from the central bank’s asset holdings as another tool in the …
Fed officials to take cleaver to balance sheet; ‘many’ back big rate hikes Read More