When Chinese protesters came up against Xi’s security machine
BEIJING (Reuters) – Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist.
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October 9, 2022 China ‘began stockpiling PPE months before Covid outbreak’
China began severely restricting the export of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gowns and masks, months before notifying the world of the outbreak of Covid-19, it has emerged.
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October 4, 2022 Bangladesh plunged into darkness by national grid failure
DHAKA (Reuters) – Large swathes of Bangladesh were left without electricity on Tuesday after a grid failure, a government official said, adding that authorities were working to gradually restore power supply in the country of 168 million people.
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October 3, 2022 Pakistan court drops contempt of court case against ex-PM Khan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday accepted an apology tendered by former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that ease the threat to him of disqualification from politics.
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October 2, 2022 Thousands protest in Pakistan after arrest warrant issued for Imran Khan
Thousands of people came out on the roads across Pakistan on Saturday to protest after a court issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Imran Khan for threatening a female judge.
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September 30, 2022 Australia-New Zealand refugee deal: UN blames mental health toll after just 36 people take up offer
In nearly six months, just 36 people have taken up New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees held in Australian detention camps such as Nauru, with UN’s refugee agency saying the brutality of Australia’s immigration regime is partly to blame.
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September 29, 2022 Czech police nab smugglers in new border checks as migrant flows spike
STARY HROZENKOV, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Czech police chasing a vanload of migrants fired warning shots on Thursday as they began checks on the border with Slovakia to combat a sharp rise in people, mostly Syrians, heading illegally to western Europe.
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September 28, 2022 BP working to redeploy personnel to two offshore oil platforms
(Reuters) – BP PLC said on Tuesday it would be redeploying offshore personnel to the Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms after determining conditions were safe to return.
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September 25, 2022 Iran will make ‘proportional’ response to Ukraine reducing ties
(Reuters) -Iran is planning “proportional action” in response to Ukraine’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the reported supply of Iranian drones to Russia, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
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September 24, 2022 China advocates respect for «territorial integrity» to Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart Dimitro Kuleba a message of “respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity” during a meeting between the two on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
