Society / Social Issues
At mercy of zealous residential committees, Shanghai’s locked-down vent frustration
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Last week, Elizabeth Liu and her husband were excited about the...
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Australia’s #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history
By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political...
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China berates WHO chief for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on its zero-COVID policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry called on World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to avoid making "irresponsible"...
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Half of Shanghai achieves ‘zero COVID’; city presses on with ‘unsustainable’ fight
By Brenda Goh and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai officials said on Wednesday half the city had achieved...
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Armenian police detain 61 at opposition protests – reports
(Reuters) -Armenian police detained 61 protesters on Tuesday as hundreds of people marched in the capital Yerevan calling for the...
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Spain’s spy chief sacked over Pegasus case
MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government has dismissed its spy chief Paz Esteban amid a dual phone-hacking scandal involving Pegasus spyware,...
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Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID
By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla operated its Shanghai plant well below capacity on Tuesday, showing...
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Thai army boycotts online retailer Lazada after video enrages royalists
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai army said on Monday it will ban its 245,000 members from using one of Southeast...
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Musk tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger – but not just at him
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher...
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Beijing city reports 39 new local COVID infections over past 24 hours
(Corrects to show Beijing reported 39, not 38, local COVID infections during the past 24 hours in headline and paragraph...
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‘Stop asking why’: Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown, Beijing keeps testing
By Engen Tham and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai authorities were tightening the city-wide COVID lockdown they imposed more than...
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Unseen footage of Britain’s young Queen Elizabeth to be aired
LONDON (Reuters) - Previously unseen footage of Britain's Queen Elizabeth as a young girl before acceding to the throne will...
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Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday...
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Queen to attend UK Jubilee celebrations, but snubs for Andrew and Harry
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth plans to attend major celebrations to mark her 70 years on the British...
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Four dead, many injured after explosion at Havana hotel-state media
HAVANA (Reuters) - Four people have been killed and various people have been injured following an explosion at a hotel...
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Factbox-Russia’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations
LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will lead celebrations on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's...
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Nigeria’s ‘Incredible Kids’ dance to turn their lives around
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - As a disabled child growing up in Nigeria, Joshua Anum did not see internet...
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As Beijing battles outbreak, China warns ‘zero COVID’ doubters
By Eduardo Baptista and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing residents fretted on Friday over tightening COVID curbs in its biggest...
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Beijing city reports 66 new local COVID cases in 24 hours ending 3pm Friday
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing reported 66 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections during the past 24 hours, a disease control official...
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After fleeing Mariupol, sisters hope for reunion with mother they left behind
KYIV (Reuters) - A month after fleeing the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol with her sister, 21-year-old Nicole breaks down...
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