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Chinese city of 21 million shuts down over new Covid outbreak
Beijing: Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as authorities raced…
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Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears linger
Shanghai: Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities…
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Why has a lockdown in Chinese city sent aluminum prices surging?
BEIJING: The COVID lockdown this week of a relatively unknown Chinese city sent global prices of aluminum rocketing to a…
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Europe battles COVID-19 surge
BERLIN: Germans faced the stark warning yesterday that they would be either “vaccinated, cured or dead” from COVID by the…
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Thousands rally against COVID curbs
THE HAGUE: Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia as anger mounted over fresh…
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Austria imposes partial lockdown, mandatory jabs
VIENNA: Austria has became the first EU country to announce it would make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory and will next week…
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Delhi resists call for ‘pollution lockdown’
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government pushed back yesterday against a call by India’s top court to declare a “pollution lockdown”,…
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China locks down a city of 4 million over COVID-19 cases
BEIJING: China placed a city of four million people under lockdown yesterday, ordering them not to leave home except in…
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Vietnam’s lockdown ensnares world’s clothing manufacturers
HANOI: From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam’s strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages…
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Sydney gets ‘blueprint for freedom’ as virus cases fall
SYDNEY: Vaccinated Sydney residents will finally emerge from a lengthy COVID lockdown by mid-October, Australian officials said yesterday, outlining a…
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Philippines eases lockdown in Manila to spur economy
MANILA: The Philippines will ease coronavirus restrictions in the capital Manila despite record infection numbers, officials said yesterday, as it…
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Vaccinated Sydney residents picnic as lockdown relaxed
SYDNEY: Virus lockdown rules were relaxed for fully vaccinated people in Sydney yesterday, with small groups allowed to meet for…
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