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Russia asks China for military assistance in Ukraine war, says US

Chinese officials labelled the claim as US “misinformation”

Evening Standard

Truss condemns China and Hong Kong authorities over threat to ‘silence’ critics

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the action by the administrations in Beijing and Hong Kong was “unjustifiable”.

The Independent UK

Editorial: Steady Growth Remains Dependent on Reform and Opening up

Just as the course of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers cannot be reversed, we cannot, and will not, close this door of opportunity

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Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine, Covid, sport, weather and road updates as concerns mount over China's involvement in conflict

All the latest news from Wales and further afield amid rising efforts to help victims of Ukraine war

Wales Online

Omicron-hit Chinese province bans travel in rare measure against COVID

A northeastern Chinese province on Monday imposed a rare travel ban on its population as the region's Omicron outbreak helped drive China's tally of new local COVID-19 cases so far this year higher than any recorded in 2021.

Reuters

After world championships, Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen secure Asian Games selection

HYDERABAD: Olympic bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen were on Monday selected in the Indian women's boxing team for this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after emerging victorious in the trials held here.

The Times of India

Seventeen million Chinese go back into lockdown as Covid cases surge

Seventeen million people in the Chinese technology industry hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown on Monday, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to halt a major threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

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Russia threatens to pay external debt in roubles; Ukraine’s GDP ‘could shrink 35%’; UK petrol to surge – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live: Covid-19 lockdown hits China shares, Apple sinks on factory shutdown, oil continue to fall

European markets have made a steady start to the week, despite events in Ukraine and a sharp sell-off for China-focused shares.

Evening Standard

China’s Cyberspace Regulator Drafts New Rules to Protect Minors

Companies engaged in online gaming, livestreaming, audio and video in China should set up a "youth mode" to protect minors, according to draft regulations issued on Monday by the Cyberspace Administration of China. The major platforms should regularly conduct assessments on cyber protection for minors in order to provide a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Covid resurges in China with multiple outbreaks of Stealth Omicron

The numbers are the highest since the first big outbreak of Covid-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020

Wales Online

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

China's worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years shuts down major cities

China's government is responding to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen and restricting access to Shanghai.

ABC News

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 2.6% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 3.08%

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U.K.-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law

Hong Kong police have accused UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces," a "likely" violation of the China-imposed national security law, the group said on Monday.

The Independent UK

China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

The fast-spreading “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China's biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years, with 1,337 locally transmitted cases being reported across dozens of mainland cities

The Guardian - AU

Monday briefing: US to urge China to stay out of war

American and Chinese representatives to meet in Rome as Ukraine-Russia talks resume … warning over sixth Covid wave … and Power of the Dog sweeps the Baftas

Wales Online

Ukraine morning briefing: US warns Putin as Russia 'asks China for help'

Russia is reportedly asking China for military assistance and financial help to protect it from crushing sanctions but the US says Beijing will face 'consequences' if it does

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Evening Standard

President Zelensky says Ukraine ‘must hold on’ as Russia blockades Black Sea coast

Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, according to reports

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese Cities and Factories Lock Down as Outbreak Spreads

Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as a key factory making iPhones closed and restrictions spread across Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish the biggest-ever threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy. The southern…

Reuters

Fire at China steelmaker Bao Gang plant in Inner Mongolia kills 7

A fire that broke out at a Bao Gang United Steel plant in China's Inner Mongolia region in Monday morning has killed seven people, the local emergency management department said in a statement.

The Guardian - UK

Talks between Russia and Ukraine to resume after deadly attack on military base

Zelenskiy pushes for meeting with Putin as Moscow draws warnings from Nato after strikes on a major military base close to the alliance’s border

The Independent UK

India unsure of Russian arms to meet China, Pakistan threats

India is bracing for a disruption in Russian arms supplies following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk between Moscow and Washington could become more difficult due to a border standoff with China

The Hindu

India’s new envoy to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat takes charge

Pradeep Kumar Rawat arrived in China on March 4 and underwent mandatory quarantine as per China’s COVID-19 protocols.

The Guardian - AU

Biden considers travel to Europe – as it happened

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