At a hospital in the affluent Beijing district of Chaoyang, several dozen people lined up outdoors in near freezing weather on Friday at a clinic designated for fever patients. Some residents flocked to pharmacies, buying up stocks of at-home antigen Covid test kits. Many chose to stay home, leaving the …
Read More »“Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties” – Elon Musk asks his followers to vote for Republicans in U.S. midterms
Twitter’s new owner, and the world’s richest man Elon Musk, has thrown his weight behind Republicans ahead of Tuesday November 8, U.S. midterm elections, saying they could use control of Congress to act as a balance against US President Joe Biden’s Democrats. Republicans are favored to win a majority in …
Read More »Chinese cities tighten curbs on growing COVID outbreaks
China reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Thursday. Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings and locking down districts in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on …
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