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Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:14
China: Covid policy tipping point
On 27 November thousands protested in Shanghai against Covid restrictions, shouting slogans against the government. In Beijing, Tsinghua, and Nanjing, students were arrested. The unrest began when lockdown was blamed for ten deaths in a tower…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:10
Uganda: Ebola quarantine extended
Uganda has recorded 141 infections since the outbreak of Ebola was declared on 20 September. President Museveni has extended by 21 days a quarantine placed on Mubende and Kassanda districts, at the epicentre of the outbreak.…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:03
Hawaii: world's largest active volcano erupts
Mauna Loa volcano is the largest active volcano in the world. On 1 December the alert level code was upgraded to red, the highest classification. The lava flow is mostly contained within the summit, but residents…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:00
Brazil: fatal landslide
At least two people have died after heavy rain caused a mudslide which engulfed the BR-376 motorway in Parana state. The whereabouts of around thirty people are unknown. Several vehicles are thought to have been buried…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 20:57
Canada: deforestation rules 'burdensome'
Ailish Campbell, Canada's ambassador to the EU,said its proposed rules to curb deforestation add ‘burdensome’ requirements and will hurt trade between Canada and the EU. The rules aim to limit the trade of products linked to…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 20:53
India: Modi scolds Putin
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, has called for the Ukraine war to end. He warned that geopolitical struggles could ‘lead to humanitarian crises’. In a thinly veiled swipe at the Russian president, he said, ‘Our era…