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Shanghai starts easing lockdown in some neighbourh...
Shanghai eased restrictions on some neighbourhoods Monday after mounting outcry over inflexible Covid-19 rules that have locked do...
![Speeding west, Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b0/0a/0c/Speeding-west--Ukraine-hospital-tra-446446_small.jpg)
Speeding west, Ukraine hospital train ferries pati...
As the hospital train sped away from the frontline in war-torn Ukraine, electrician Evhen Perepelytsia was grateful he would soon...
![China slams US virus 'accusations' as Shanghai lockdown drags on](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fb/19/6f/China-slams-US-virus--accusations---661445_small.jpg)
China slams US virus 'accusations' as Shanghai loc...
China blasted the United States for making "groundless accusations" about its Covid-19 policy, after surging cases in Shanghai pro...
![US warns of 'arbitrary' Covid measures in China](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/2e/7a/ef/US-warns-of--arbitrary--Covid-measu-809419_small.jpg)
US warns of 'arbitrary' Covid measures in China
The United States on Saturday warned of "arbitrary" Covid-19 measures in China and said it would let some staff leave its Shanghai...
![China's health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hits](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3c/6c/5b/China-s-health-system-faces-raft-of-299364_small.jpg)
China's health system faces raft of challenges as...
China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the hea...
![Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/51/24/44/Vaccine-supply-outstrips-demand--ac-126494_small.jpg)
Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity r...
After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many area...
![Ferrero recalls Kinder chocolates in US over Salmonella fears](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b7/aa/1b/Ferrero-recalls-Kinder-chocolates-i-294132_small.jpg)
Ferrero recalls Kinder chocolates in US over Salmo...
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero said on Thursday that it had recalled certain varieties of its Kinder chocolates from retailer...
![Xi praises China's virus handling as Shanghai prepares 130,000 Covid beds](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/12/c6/3c/Xi-praises-China-s-virus-handling-a-344699_small.jpg)
Xi praises China's virus handling as Shanghai prep...
China's President Xi Jinping praised the country's "tested" zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as Shanghai authorities prepared n...
![Shanghai lockdown snarls world's busiest port and China supply chains](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/62/eb/3e/Shanghai-lockdown-snarls-world-s-bu-662999_small.jpg)
Shanghai lockdown snarls world's busiest port and...
Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container por...
![Taiwan to move away from zero-Covid strategy: minister](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4a/88/15/Taiwan-to-move-away-from-zero-Covid-311233_small.jpg)
Taiwan to move away from zero-Covid strategy: mini...
Taiwan will move away from a zero-Covid policy and instead focus on tackling the most severe infections in an effort to live with...
![Shanghai social media unpicks China's virus lockdown story](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c0/d2/6a/Shanghai-social-media-unpicks-China-494161_small.jpg)
Shanghai social media unpicks China's virus lockdo...
Videos of a pet dog killed in the name of Covid controls, expletive-strewn songs aimed at Communist authorities and scuffles with...
![Arab Israelis flock to West Bank to choose babies' sex](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/cd/7e/d7/Arab-Israelis-flock-to-West-Bank-to-490033_small.jpg)
Arab Israelis flock to West Bank to choose babies'...
Palestinian fertility clinics in the West Bank are a magnet for would-be Arab Israeli parents seeking boys -- even when risky proc...
![Covid increases risk of blood clots for up to six months: study](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/20/61/36/Covid-increases-risk-of-blood-clots-146040_small.jpg)
Covid increases risk of blood clots for up to six...
People who have had Covid-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected,...
![US warns of 'mass overdoses' from fentanyl-spiked drugs](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/04/43/ca/US-warns-of--mass-overdoses--from-f-176662_small.jpg)
US warns of 'mass overdoses' from fentanyl-spiked...
The top US agency combatting drug trafficking warned on Wednesday of a surge of "mass overdose" cases involving drugs like cocaine...
![US cabinet members, lawmakers positive for Covid after gala dinner](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fb/37/1f/US-cabinet-members--lawmakers-posit-246221_small.jpg)
US cabinet members, lawmakers positive for Covid a...
Jokes were apparently not the only thing flying at last weekend's exclusive annual comedy gala, the Gridiron Club dinner, in Washi...
![Is this the end of the zero-Covid strategy?](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/18/72/20/Is-this-the-end-of-the-zero-Covid-s-192941_small.jpg)
Is this the end of the zero-Covid strategy?
Jenny Leung, who lost her job as a waitress last month due to Hong Kong's zero-Covid strategy, has one question: "What was it all...
![China reports most virus cases since pandemic start](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6f/e5/01/China-reports-most-virus-cases-sinc-292621_small.jpg)
China reports most virus cases since pandemic star...
China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, as mil...
![China reports 20,000 daily Covid cases, most since start of pandemic](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6f/e5/01/China-reports-20-000-daily-Covid-ca-241613_small.jpg)
China reports 20,000 daily Covid cases, most since...
China reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, with Shangh...
![Kinder recalls chocolate eggs after salmonella cases](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b7/aa/1b/Kinder-recalls-chocolate-eggs-after-611666_small.jpg)
Kinder recalls chocolate eggs after salmonella cas...
Italian confectionary group Ferrero said Tuesday it has recalled Kinder chocolate eggs in several European countries over possible...
![The suffering of those who cannot feel pain](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/60/0d/01/The-suffering-of-those-who-cannot-f-241524_small.jpg)
The suffering of those who cannot feel pain
Patrice Abela first knew something was wrong when his eldest daughter was learning to walk and her feet left trails of blood behin...
![Viruses that could save millions of lives](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ba/8e/e7/Viruses-that-could-save-millions-of-099033_small.jpg)
Viruses that could save millions of lives
It may seem strange after a pandemic that has killed millions and turned the world upside down, but viruses could save just as man...
![Shanghai defends policy of separating Covid-positive kids from parents](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/00/c8/a6/Shanghai-defends-policy-of-separati-621569_small.jpg)
Shanghai defends policy of separating Covid-positi...
Shanghai health officials on Monday defended a policy of separating babies and young children from their parents if they test posi...
![China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan's first wave](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/09/c8/9a/China-reports-13-000-Covid-cases--m-948881_small.jpg)
China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end o...
China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, with Shanghai...
![Brazil drops Covid test for vaccinated travelers](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/73/a9/11/Brazil-drops-Covid-test-for-vaccina-148594_small.jpg)
Brazil drops Covid test for vaccinated travelers
Brazil loosened its pandemic restrictions for international travelers Saturday, ending its Covid-19 test requirement for vaccinate...
![Shanghai parents fear separation from kids after positive Covid test](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3a/36/74/Shanghai-parents-fear-separation-fr-116884_small.jpg)
Shanghai parents fear separation from kids after p...
Nearly all of Shanghai's 25 million residents were under stay-at-home orders on Saturday, as parents raised fears of being separat...
![Shanghai harvests memes from lockdown veg shortage](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/90/9a/91/Shanghai-harvests-memes-from-lockdo-661646_small.jpg)
Shanghai harvests memes from lockdown veg shortage...
Bok choy emojis, clips of Gucci gift bags stuffed with celery and video of drones delivering broccoli -- vegetable memes are the n...
![Shanghai prunes memes from lockdown veg shortage](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/90/9a/91/Shanghai-prunes-memes-from-lockdown-461488_small.jpg)
Shanghai prunes memes from lockdown veg shortage
Bok choy emojis, clips of Gucci gift bags stuffed with celery and video of drones delivering broccoli -- vegetable memes are the n...
!['Dying with dignity': Dutch mark 20 years of euthanasia](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/60/5e/ac/-Dying-with-dignity---Dutch-mark-20-460608_small.jpg)
'Dying with dignity': Dutch mark 20 years of eutha...
Golden butterflies adorn the walls of the Netherland's only euthanasia expertise centre, put up in remembrance of thousands of pat...
![Singapore reopens borders after two-year Covid closure](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d6/a3/35/Singapore-reopens-borders-after-two-348998_small.jpg)
Singapore reopens borders after two-year Covid clo...
Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors Friday after a two-year coronavirus closure, with arrivals saying...
![Shanghai residents frustrated by food shortages, prolonged lockdowns](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ed/09/f8/Shanghai-residents-frustrated-by-fo-421744_small.jpg)
Shanghai residents frustrated by food shortages, p...
Shanghai residents voiced growing frustration on Friday at confusion over a week of snap Covid lockdowns, taking to social media t...
![Juve-Inter showdown marks end of Italy's Covid emergency](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/29/99/b6/Juve-Inter-showdown-marks-end-of-It-777876_small.jpg)
Juve-Inter showdown marks end of Italy's Covid eme...
Inter Milan and Juventus face off on Sunday with their title hopes in the balance as Italy fully opens its doors to supporters for...
![US House votes for life-changing $35 insulin price cap](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9b/c3/7d/US-House-votes-for-life-changing--3-736184_small.jpg)
US House votes for life-changing $35 insulin price...
US lawmakers voted Thursday on a bill limiting the cost of insulin to $35 a month, a transformative curb for millions of diabetics...