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Biden administration ‘closely’ watching protests in China over COVID lockdowns

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is “closely” watching protests over President Xi Jinping’s COVID Zero lockdowns but does not yet see any threat to U.S. supply chains, a White House spokesman said.

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ASX recovers on 'possibility' of China easing COVID-19 restrictions, crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy

Speculation that China may soon loosen its COVID-19 restrictions has led to a sharp recovery for the Australian dollar, oil prices and Asian share markets.

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White House: U.S. supports Chinese people's right to peaceful protest

The White House on Monday said it supported the Chinese people's right to peacefully protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and it did not see supply chain impacts from the demonstrations.

Reuters

Legendary investor Mark Mobius says China’s stock market will pay the price for COVID protests

Mark Mobius says China's COVID-zero policies are here to stay, despite the protests. That could mean a 10% drop in China's markets.

Fortune

This 1 Sector ETF Is a No-Brainer Buy Right Now

Oil prices are shoring weakness due to the COVID-19 restrictions in China. However, oil stocks are showing a disjoint from crude prices. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) has outperformed the broader market this year and could be a solid buy now. Read on….

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UK asylum seekers with diphtheria symptoms to be held in ‘isolation hotels’

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China's boiling point? Protests spread over zero-Covid policy

Much of the world is wondering if the worst of Covid has run its course. So why, nearly four years on, is the country where the coronavirus originated still under lock and key? Rare scenes of protest out of China, like in its most populous metropolis Shanghai, have spread during…

France 24

The Guardian view on China’s protests: zero Covid, maximum frustration

Editorial: Harsh coronavirus controls have prompted an extraordinary outpouring of discontent across the country

The Guardian - UK

2 sick jurors lost from deliberations at Masterson trial

Two deliberating jurors at the rape trial of former “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson have been dismissed because they were diagnosed with COVID-19

The Independent UK

1 High-Dividend Stock to Add to Your Portfolio if You Haven’t Already

Amid prevalent COVID-19 cases, vaccine pioneer Pfizer (PFE) is significantly benefiting. Moreover, the company beat wall street expectations in the third quarter with a robust financial result and raised its revenue and EPS guidance for the year. Given its strong fundamentals, the stock could be a wise addition to your…

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Covid blood thinner drug is dangerous and does not work, study finds

Apixaban is an anticoagulant given to patients being discharged from hospital following admission for Covid-19

The Independent UK

Government bank only called in fraud squad after 80% of Covid loans had been handed out

Rishi Sunak is accused of failing to do enough to stop taxpayer cash being wasted after it emerged £1.1billion was lost to fraud and error from the bounce back loans scheme for small businesses

Daily Mirror

China’s COVID chaos may cost Apple billions—and there’s not much Tim Cook can do about it

For Apple, setbacks in iPhone production due to government-mandated lockdowns are the price of doing business in China.

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The Guardian - UK

Why I will never forgive Matt Hancock

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Long Covid: the patient who’s made an app to track symptoms

The app Visible is also geared towards people living with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals raging at 'dust cloud' as council workmen blast paint off road

The work is being done to remove the 'Spaces for People' measures introduced during Covid lockdowns - but local shop owners said they were given no warning and had to close.

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Covid’s still a big issue for China – and that’s trouble for global economy

The economic outlook for China is not good however its leaders respond to anti-lockdown protests

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Zero-Covid protests are spreading across China – but a violent crackdown will follow

From Xinjiang to Shanghai and Beijing, protests are creating a rare sense of unity that Xi Jinping cannot afford to allow, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex

Newsroom.co.nz

‘Parents have never done it so hard’

Almost two-thirds of parents say the rising cost of living is affecting their ability to raise their kids, with spending on gifts and expensive activities first on the chopping block.

Evening Standard

China cracks down on ‘extraordinary’ zero-Covid protests

It is a level of courage I can scarcely quantify. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) runs a brutal, authoritarian regime. Freedom of expression is suppressed while dissent – whether online or on the streets – is swiftly censored and punished.

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers who die in UK Government housing to be remembered in new project

MERCY Baguma. Adnan Walid Elbi. Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie. You may have read these names in tragic headlines over the last two years, as all three were…

Birmingham Post

Revenues soar for timber importer but it warns boom may be over as economy bites

Arbor Forest Products has reported a 37 per cent uplift from Humber Bank base

Fortune

How a 'forgotten,' 110-day lockdown sparked China's nationwide COVID protests

A deadly fire in a region locked down since August ignited rare demonstrations of dissent across China.

Daily Record

US rape suspect Nicholas Rossi wanted for questioning over rape in England

Rossi was arrested at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, in October 2021 after checking himself in with Covid-19 under the name Arthur Knight.

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