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Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers c...
Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restric...
!['There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/35/1d/bf/-There-s-no-why---Shanghai-rages-at-902455_small.jpg)
'There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid...
Scuffles with officials, workers storming factory gates and households raging at being dragged into quarantine -- Shanghai's long...
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For Ukraine doctors, treating injured Russians a n...
For more than two months, Dr Farad Ali-Shakh has spent his waking hours tending wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. He also...
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Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy s...
Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restric...
![US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to mystery liver disease](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/62/59/94/US-probes-five-child-deaths--109-ca-616856_small.jpg)
US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to m...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, includin...
![US says investigating deaths of five children linked to mystery liver disease](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/62/59/94/US-says-investigating-deaths-of-fiv-654181_small.jpg)
US says investigating deaths of five children link...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, includin...
![Fears mount for China's economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/bf/f9/6f/Fears-mount-for-China-s-economy-as--824684_small.jpg)
Fears mount for China's economy as leaders dig in...
Mass testing of China's vast population could bring fresh misery to the economy, experts warned Friday, after Beijing vowed to reg...
![From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy Covid woes to marry](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d0/cc/cd/From-lockdown-to-wedlock--Shanghai--161721_small.jpg)
From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy Cov...
A couple in Shanghai have beaten Covid lockdowns and bureaucracy to tie the knot, celebrating their marriage in the car park of th...
![US drug regulator limits use of J&J Covid vaccine](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a1/8f/40/US-drug-regulator-limits-use-of-J-J-466814_small.jpg)
US drug regulator limits use of J&J Covid vaccine
The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing t...
![S.Africa's daily Covid cases soar 50% in one day amid new surge](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/30/9e/f3/S-Africa-s-daily-Covid-cases-soar-5-117162_small.jpg)
S.Africa's daily Covid cases soar 50% in one day a...
South Africa's new Covid-19 cases shot up by more than 50 percent Thursday from the previous day, official data showed amid a surg...
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Disgraced surgeon defends windpipe transplants at...
An Italian surgeon once hailed for pioneering windpipe surgery but now charged with assault told a Swedish court Thursday the expe...
![Covid pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21: WHO](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/55/a1/ea/Covid-pandemic-killed-13-to-17-mill-217165_small.jpg)
Covid pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21:...
The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated Thursday -- up to triple the number o...
![S.Africa backtracks on masks for children amid Covid surge](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/30/9e/f3/S-Africa-backtracks-on-masks-for-ch-162641_small.jpg)
S.Africa backtracks on masks for children amid Cov...
The South African government on Thursday retracted its earlier announcement stating school children were no longer required to wea...
![S.Africa drops masks for children despite Covid surge](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/30/9e/f3/S-Africa-drops-masks-for-children-d-533181_small.jpg)
S.Africa drops masks for children despite Covid su...
South Africa on Thursday ended mask-wearing for school children despite a surge of infections driven by two new Omicron sub-varian...
![Hong Kongers relish beaches reopening as virus outbreak recedes](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9a/6a/ea/Hong-Kongers-relish-beaches-reopeni-115484_small.jpg)
Hong Kongers relish beaches reopening as virus out...
Filipino domestic worker Marites Saliganan loves getting outdoors on her one day off a week, and after Hong Kong's government lift...
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fig...
The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotel...
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Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fig...
Millions of people in Beijing returned to work Thursday, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holid...
![Hong Kong more unequal, less free as Carrie Lam leaves office](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/60/9d/4a/Hong-Kong-more-unequal--less-free-a-370223_small.jpg)
Hong Kong more unequal, less free as Carrie Lam le...
Hong Kong has emerged a more unequal city, its freedoms curtailed and international shine dulled after five years with Carrie Lam...
![Beijing closes dozens of subway stations, extends Covid restrictions](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1a/df/c8/Beijing-closes-dozens-of-subway-sta-664610_small.jpg)
Beijing closes dozens of subway stations, extends...
Beijing closed dozens of subway stations and expanded Covid restrictions Wednesday, constricting movement around the Chinese capit...
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40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021: UN
The number of people facing hunger rose to 193 million last year as conflict, climate change and economic crises ravaged people's...
![Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1a/df/c8/Beijing-closes-dozens-of-subway-sta-646158_small.jpg)
Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid...
Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday as Covid restrictions constrict movement around the Chinese capital despite...
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Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery
Lea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surg...
![Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic: study](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5a/5d/dc/Much-maligned-rats-unlikely-to-spar-655136_small.jpg)
Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic...
Rats have been seen as filthy disease-spreaders since at least the time of the plague, but new research shows that rodents and oth...
![Pressure on OPEC+ eases amid oil demand fears](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c4/e8/9d/Pressure-on-OPEC--eases-amid-oil-de-555931_small.jpg)
Pressure on OPEC+ eases amid oil demand fears
Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia meet Thursday with less pressure to open tabs more widely than planned as China...
![WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/07/09/c8/WHO-warns-of-obesity--epidemic--in--133617_small.jpg)
WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe
The WHO said Tuesday that "epidemic" overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, ca...
![Leaked draft shows US court set to strike down abortion rights: Politico](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e4/ae/fa/Leaked-draft-shows-US-court-set-to--224511_small.jpg)
Leaked draft shows US court set to strike down abo...
The Supreme Court may be poised to strike down the right to abortion in the United States, US media reported Monday, citing a leak...
!['No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city during Covid crackdown](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/47/3e/60/-No-choice---Shanghai-residents-sen-626546_small.jpg)
'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city d...
In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilome...
![Beijing tourist sites empty in Covid-stalked public holiday](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/71/2a/ac/Beijing-tourist-sites-empty-in-Covi-544506_small.jpg)
Beijing tourist sites empty in Covid-stalked publi...
Major Beijing tourist venues were virtually deserted Sunday and restaurant traffic ground to a standstill, as a typically bustling...
![Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday begins](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ce/88/a6/Beijing-tightens-Covid-restrictions-242914_small.jpg)
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holida...
Beijing will amp up its Covid-19 restrictions with additional testing requirements, officials announced on Saturday, as the start...
![Virus might be behind mystery child hepatitis cases: US agency](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/62/59/94/Virus-might-be-behind-mystery-child-254664_small.jpg)
Virus might be behind mystery child hepatitis case...
Nine young children from Alabama affected by a mysterious hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) all tested positive for a common p...
![US drug regulator schedules infant Covid vaccine meeting for June](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5d/7e/6f/US-drug-regulator-schedules-infant--261256_small.jpg)
US drug regulator schedules infant Covid vaccine m...
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced it would hold a set of meetings on Covid vaccines in June that would inclu...
![Health woes force Celine Dion to postpone Europe tour](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/34/2e/cf/Health-woes-force-Celine-Dion-to-po-162551_small.jpg)
Health woes force Celine Dion to postpone Europe t...
Canadian superstar Celine Dion announced Friday the postponement until 2023 of European concert dates for her "Courage World Tour,...