The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband’s pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said. Zhang Qing fled to the United States with the couple’s children in 2009 after her husband Yang …
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Five million residents of a central Chinese city started home confinement Tuesday in a new lockdown to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to state media. Beijing is on high alert for new outbreaks as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, sticking to a “zero-Covid” …
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had caught Covid-19 for a second time and was experiencing mild symptoms. “I inform you that I am infected with Covid-19 and although the symptoms are mild, I will remain in isolation and will only do office work and communicate virtually until I get through …
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North Korea fired a “suspected ballistic missile” into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test of what Pyongyang called a hypersonic missile. “Our military detected a …
North Korea fired a “suspected ballistic missile” into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test of what Pyongyang called a hypersonic missile, although …
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will highlight the central bank’s efforts to fight inflation and stabilize the US economy at his confirmation hearing, according to testimony released Monday. However, the Republican will likely also face questions about his ethics from a Democratic senator, after a media report raised further questions over whether a Fed official …
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ONE of Britain’s energy giants has sparked fury after telling Brits to “cuddle your cat” and “do star jumps” to keep warm as bills are set to soar to £2,000 a year. MPs blasted yesterday’s “plainly offensive” advice on lowering energy bills by a division of OVO Energy. 4 The energy company advised people to …
A Moroccan journalist sentenced to five years in prison for indecent assault in a controversial case proclaimed his innocence Monday at the start of an appeal hearing. Soulaimane Raissouni, 49, who was sentenced in July last year, is the latest journalist critical of Morocco’s government to have been jailed for sex crimes. The editor-in-chief of …
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The United States and European Union broadened pressure on Nicaragua Monday with economic sanctions and travel bans as strongman Daniel Ortega began a fourth term as president following a widely-criticized election. Ortega’s daughter and a son — both working as presidential advisors — were among seven individuals on the EU’s list targeting those held responsible …
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Video game publisher Take-Two announced Monday it reached a deal to acquire “Farmville” creator Zynga for $12.7 billion, in a major mobile gaming push by the maker of “Grand Theft Auto.” The merger brings Take-Two, a leader in console and personal computing games, together with a company with strength in interactive games played on mobile …
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