China’s anti-lockdown protests rock stocks and oil
by China announces record number of new local COVID cases Commodities were sold due to demand concerns Dollar Slips Against Yen, Swiss Franc NEW YORK/ LONDON, …
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China’s lockdown protests: what you need to know about the rare mass demonstrations
Beijing CNN — From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party, fueled by …
BBC journalist ‘beaten and kicked by police’ as protests spread across China
CNN affairs — Edward Lawrence, a journalist with the BBC, was arrested by police in Shanghai on Sunday evening at the site of the protests, …
China tightens security after rare COVID curb protests
Shanghai, Beijing police make presence visible on streets No sign of new protests in Beijing, Shanghai on Monday Backlash is a setback to efforts to …
More than 80 injured in clash between Indian police and protesters at Adani port
KOCHI, India Nov. 28 (Reuters) – More than 80 people were injured in southern India as villagers halting construction of a $900 million port clashed …
Morocco vs Belgium: Major World Cup upsets as Atlas Lions shock the Red Devils and Costa Rica beat Japan
CNN — It was a day of major setbacks at the World Cup as Belgium and Japan both succumbed to shock defeats to Morocco and …
Protests are erupting across China posing an unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
Beijing CNN — Protests erupted across China, including in universities and Shanghai, where hundreds of people chanted, “Stand down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” …
Iranian Khamenei praises Basij troops for confronting ‘rioters’
DUBAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran’s Basij militias sacrificed their lives in what he called riots, …
Vatican says China violated pact with bishops, wants explanation
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 26 (Reuters) – The Vatican on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of violating a bilateral pact on the appointment of bishops by installing …
India’s first private rocket company aims to cut satellite costs
BENGALURU, Nov 26 (Reuters) – The startup behind India’s first private space launch plans to launch a satellite into orbit by 2023 and expects to …