December 21, 2024
Health International

Lockdown on Covid continues in Chinese city

BEIJING: The majority of Chengdu, a 21 million-person Chinese megacity, has been placed under an extended Covid-19 lockdown, with curbs that have stopped all activity and kept most of the city’s 21 million inhabitants inside their homes.The latest big economy to commit to a zero-Covid strategy is China, which uses a combination of quick lockdowns, […]

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International

Chinese masks were smuggled by North Korea before announcing victory over Covid

BEIJING: China’s trade data revealed on Saturday that North Korea acquired more than 1 million face masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves in July, just before announcing victory over Covid-19.Pyongyang declared victory over the coronavirus last week, capping a brief battle against 4.77 million “fever” cases. Since July 29, there have been no more […]

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International

A Chinese vlogger who consumed a huge white shark is being investigated

BEIJING: After a video of a Chinese influencer cooking and devouring a great white shark went viral, police in Beijing started an inquiry. The great white, which authorities in Nanchong, central China, confirmed was one on Sunday, was seen on camera munching on the vlogger, who goes by the online nickname Tizi. In a mid-July […]

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