From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy.
Читать полностью…President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico marched through the country's capital with tens of thousands of his supporters. The move came two weeks after Mexicans protested against proposed electoral changes they say would undermine democracy.
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Читать полностью…At least one person was killed and nearly a dozen were missing on Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia, where heavy rains caused a landslide that engulfed streets and houses and left hundreds of people without electricity or running water.
Читать полностью…Chinese authorities have said they would ease a months-long Covid lockdown in the country’s far western region of Xinjiang “in stages”, following protests over a deadly fire at an apartment building in the regional capital of Urumqi
Читать полностью…The Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE because they pose “an unacceptable risk” to US national security
Читать полностью…One of Ukraine’s largest state hospitals was “on the verge of evacuating” some patients after it lost water supply because of Russian air strikes on Wednesday, a regional official told CNN
Читать полностью…The parent firm of a Russian tech giant, Yandex, aims to cut ties with the country to shield its new businesses from the fallout of the Ukraine war. The move would be a setback to Vladimir Putin’s plan to create homegrown substitutes for Western technology.
Читать полностью…A Utah man was charged with carrying a weapon on an airplane and assault with a deadly weapon after he held a razor near the throat of the passenger sitting next to him, prosecutors said. He was on a JetBlue flight from New York to Salt Lake City.
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Читать полностью…The head of Brazil’s electoral court rejected Jair Bolsonaro’s petition to annul ballots from this year’s presidential vote.
Читать полностью…wo Colorado deputies have been indicted and fired following investigations into the June fatal police shooting of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and had called 911 for roadside assistance, officials and family attorneys say
Читать полностью…Prosecutors in Taiwan said on Tuesday they had charged a senior military officer with corruption and harming state security after they said he took bribes from a Chinese agent to act as a spy and even signed a letter promising to surrender to China.
Читать полностью…Breaking News: Two blasts in Jerusalem killed one person and wounded 13, in what were believed to be the first bomb attacks on Israeli civilians in years.
Читать полностью…Saudi Arabia’s defeat of Argentina at the #FIFAWorldCup was the sort of shock almost nobody in soccer had seen coming. Nobody was more surprised, though, than the Saudis themselves.
After the victory, the country declared Wednesday a national holiday.
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump’s meeting with a white nationalist last week was not "accidental” and that “it shouldn’t happen.”
Читать полностью…A small plane crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland. Rescuers raced to extricate the two people on board trapped 100 feet off the ground, but they did not appear to be injured, officials said. Electricity was also out for roughly 117,000 customers. https://nyti.ms/3Vf06nN
Читать полностью…Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen relinquished her seat as head of the island’s ruling party after it lost several key contests in local elections, foreshadowing political uncertainty amid heightened tensions with China
Читать полностью…Devastating floods in Pakistan galvanized support for a U.N. fund to help countries harmed by climate change. But scientists say it’s hard to link single weather events to human-induced global warming.
Читать полностью…SpaceX will once again try to get a fresh haul of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend after bad weather at the launch site forced the company to wave off its first attempt
Читать полностью…Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about sending a message to the world about the island’s determination to defend its democracy in the face of China’s rising bellicosity
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Читать полностью…Co-workers and relatives mourned the six people who were killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia. Many of them were part of a tight-knit overnight team. “Everyone loved each other,” a former employee said.
Читать полностью…Hong Kong democracy advocate Cardinal Joseph Zen was convicted of failing to register a fund providing aid to antigovernment protesters
Читать полностью…Children account for a third of the at least 272 people who died after an earthquake hit Indonesia on Monday. Experts say the disaster calls attention to poor building standards in rural areas.
Читать полностью…Pakistan has named former spy chief Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as chief of the South Asian country’s army, ending weeks of speculation over an appointment that comes amid intense debate around the military’s influence on public life
Читать полностью…On today’s 5 Things podcast:
1️⃣ Epidemic of violence
2️⃣ Politics and the dinner table
3️⃣ World Cup updates
4️⃣ Leftovers
5️⃣ A new Christmas musical
Listen to the full episode ⤵️
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A Chinese streaming platform has resumed distributing South Korean content after suspending it for nearly six years, South Korean officials said on Tuesday, in what Seoul called a sign of Beijing’s readiness to improve ties.
Читать полностью…Multiple people were shot and killed inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, the authorities said. The shooter was found dead at the store. A police spokesman said investigators did not know if he was an employee or whether he had died by suicide.
Читать полностью…Quentin Tarantino has made it clear that Marvel movies are not his cup of tea, but actor Simu Liu has reminded the director that the films behind them have provided underrepresented communities a chance to be seen on the big screen unlike ever before.
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