China shuts down city of 17.5m people in bid to halt Covid outbreak
Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three times China’s government has responded to a sharp rise...
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Ardern’s Labour party slips to second in New Zealand polling for first time since pandemic began
Jacinda Ardern remains preferred prime minister but her party records worst polling since 2017 amid Covid surge and rising living costs For the first time...
‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president
Election of Yoon Suk-yeol, who has blamed feminism for low birthrates, seen as a ‘pivotal moment’ for public discussion of women’s issues The election of...
China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in Shanghai See all our coronavirus coverage here...
Japan court awards damages to victims of forced sterilisation for first time
Three plaintiffs who suffered under eugenics law to get payouts after judge overturns lower court decision A court in Japan has awarded damages for the...
‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines Read more in our Battery life series A Guardian...
Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled
CUHK’s Goddess of Democracy and a sculpture at Lingnan University were removed overnight as authorities move to erase memorials to the massacre Two more Hong...
Covid news live: airlines cancel hundreds of flights ahead of Christmas; AstraZeneca booster protects against Omicron, study finds
Christmas plans for many now in disarray as US and Australian airlines say flight crews are affected by Covid; AstraZeneca says three doses of its...
McDonald’s rations fries in Japan due to potato shortage
Covid-19 and floods in Canada force fast-food company to sell only small-sized fries A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with...
Philippine surfing paradise Siargao wiped out by typhoon just as tourists return
Super Typhoon Rai destroyed the popular tourist island, that was about to welcome visitors again after domestic Covid restrictions eased Resort and bar owners on...
