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COVID: China reports new deaths as some restrictions eased
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China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.
The National…
Iran executed 4 people it says spied for Israel: state news
CAIRO -
Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. Three others received lengthy prison sentences.
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Shanghai scraps some Covid testing rules in latest policy relaxation | China
China’s financial hub of Shanghai is to scrap some testing requirements from Monday, in the country’s latest relaxation of its zero-Covid policy after nationwide protests.Several cities have rolled back some restrictions after public…
Alberta’s sovereignty bill: Feds taking wait-and-see approach
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government can’t say whether or at what point it may intervene to quash Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s sovereignty act, but that it’s not the focus at…
Staff shortages see UK restaurants struggle to cope with Christmas season | Restaurants
Turning down party bookings over the Christmas period is the last thing a restaurant owner wants to do. But that is the harsh reality for the Rattle Owl, an independent restaurant featured in the Michelin Guide, which, like the vast…
Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy | China
The portable PCR testing booth dangled in the air over a dark Beijing street, captured on camera as it was winched away by a crane in the middle of the night. The image spread rapidly across Chinese social media, the perfect symbol of the…
Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, U.S. defence chief says
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he wants to keep the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and…
Portland Thorns FC coach resigns following a ‘friendship’ with a player
Canadian Rhian Wilkinson has resigned as the head coach of the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) at the request of the players following her "friendship" with a player, she said Friday.…
Los Angeles City Council votes to ban oil and gas drilling
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban drilling of new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones over the next 20 years.
The vote comes after more than a decade of complaints from city…
Canada’s Walk of Fame honours new inductees at gala
TORONTO -
Deborah Cox said her recognition at this year's Canada's Walk of Fame gala event underscored the importance of representation, adding she hoped it would help inspire other Black musicians.
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