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Wed, May 18, 2022 | 21:53
Shanghai residents question human cost of China's COVID quarantines
Shanghai residents question human cost of China's COVID quarantines
Lu, 99, was a long-time resident at Shanghai's Donghai Elderly Care hospital, her loved ones secure that she was getting round-the-clock care at the city's largest such center.
2022-04-10 19:52
Shanghai hospital pays the price for China's COVID response
Shanghai hospital pays the price for China's COVID response
A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China's stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people.
2022-04-09 13:06
  • Shanghai residents risk punishment for breaching lockdown, sneaking out at night to barter for food
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hikes rates as protests spiral
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hikes rates as protests spiral
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting about the economic crisis.
2022-04-08 22:37
Singapore jails Australian for killing elderly male resident
Singapore jails Australian for killing elderly male resident
A Singapore court sentenced an Australian man to five-and-a-half years in prison, Friday, for killing an elderly Singaporean man and hurting his wife with a thrown wine bottle, in what the judge called an act of religious hostility toward Muslims.
2022-04-08 13:35
Philippines' Pacquiao says he is not to be counted out of presidential race
Philippines' Pacquiao says he is not to be counted out of presidential race
Shrugging off his low rating in opinion polls, Philippine politician and former boxing star Manny Pacquiao says his impoverished roots make him the best person to be president, as he warned voters to avoid corruption-tainted candidates.
2022-04-08 13:31
Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies under anti-coronavirus controls that confine most of its 25 million people in their homes, fueling frustration as the government tries to contain a spreading outbreak.
2022-04-08 11:16
  • SPC, BBQ and E-Land affected by extended lockdown in Shanghai
Indonesian Islamic boarding school principal sentenced to death for raping at least 13 girls
Indonesian Islamic boarding school principal sentenced to death for raping at least 13 girls
An Indonesian high court granted an appeal from prosecutors and sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them.
2022-04-05 14:12
Shanghai lockdown deepens after new surge in asymptomatic cases
Shanghai lockdown deepens after new surge in asymptomatic cases
The major Chinese financial center of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new COVID-19 cases surge to more than 13,000, with no end to the lockdown yet in sight.
2022-04-05 13:09
  • China lockdown poses risks to Nongshim, AmorePacific
Sri Lanka gets new finance minister, central bank governor as unrest grows
Sri Lanka gets new finance minister, central bank governor as unrest grows
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister and sought a new central bank governor Monday, as crowds angry over the country's deepening economic crisis surrounded the homes of several lawmakers.
2022-04-05 09:55
Shanghai defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents
Shanghai defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents
Shanghai health officials on Monday defended a policy of separating babies and young children from their parents if they test positive for Covid-19, as frustration at the city's tough virus controls builds.
2022-04-04 16:30
  • Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as COVID cases rise
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