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Man's agony after 5 relatives died in Covid policy-linked Urumqi fire

BEIJING: When a deadly fire broke out in China's northwest Xinjiang region, triggering a wave of public anger over the country's zero-Covid policy, Abdulhafiz Maimaitimin initially could not believe that it claimed five of his relatives' lives.

Bangkok Post

BBC cameraman reporting on China Covid-19 protests ‘beaten and kicked by police’

Edward Lawrence was arrested on Sunday, with the BBC saying it was 'very concerned'

Wales Online

Protesters are rallying against China's COVID-19 lockdowns in cities across the country. Here's what started the movement

The show of civil disobedience among Chinese citizens, which appears to be gaining momentum, is being labelled as "extraordinary".

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China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing, after crowds there and in other Chinese cities demonstrated against stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three years into the pandemic.

Reuters

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

The Guardian - AU

Westlife halt Newcastle gig for fan to share emotional Covid survival story

Westlife paused the second of their gigs in Newcastle at the weekend to speak to a fan in the front row at the Utilita Arena

Chronicle Live

Australian retail sales suffer first fall of 2022 as inflation bites, ASX lower

Australian retail sales suffered their first fall of 2022 in October as rising prices and higher interest rates finally seemed to have an impact on spending, a surprisingly soft result that suggests tighter policy is working as intended.

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Matt Hancock faces furious calls for him to quit as MP as Jill Scott wins I'm A Celeb

Matt Hancock came third on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here behind soap star Owen Warner, and the winner, footballer Jill Scott

Daily Mirror

'Matt Hancock ran another well-executed election campaign as he knows how to win votes'

Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, came third place in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! despite breaking his own social distancing rules during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror

A new generation of COVID-19 vaccine, or running out of steam? Here's how experts see the pandemic ending

Will it end with a new generation, a future-proof vaccine or will the virus keep mutating until it eventually runs out of steam?

ABC News

Morning Mail: Liberals search for lessons in defeat, Covid protests rock China, rural roads in ruin

In today’s newsletter: recriminations and a search for explanations as Coalition rues Victorian result, ‘Greenslide’ fails to appear, deadly fire triggers civil disobedience

The Guardian - AU

Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

The Conversation

COVID nasal sprays may one day prevent and treat infection. Here's where the science is up to

We have vaccines to boost our immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. We have medicines you can take at home (and in hospital) to treat COVID. Now researchers are trialling something new.

The Conversation

We need a public inquiry into profiteering on PPE

Letters: Readers respond to the Guardian’s revelations about the Conservative peer Michelle Mone and PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK

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Manchester Evening News

I was forced to turn to foodbanks after being made redundant - now I help feed others with dignity and respect

Lewey Hellewell founded Humans MCR after his own 'undignifed' experiences of food banks

The Guardian - UK

Xi unlikely to tolerate dissent as momentous protests shake China

Chinese leader will see widespread demonstrations against zero-Covid policy as threat to CCP’s authority

Daily Mirror

Cash lost to Covid fraud and error could pay every police officer in Britain

Labour slammed the estimated £6.7billion during Rishi Sunak's time as Chancellor - just as a Tory minister complained there "simply isn't the money" for proper pay rises

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand says Xin Chao to trade with Vietnam

What do closer trade ties with Vietnam mean for New Zealand?

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Irish Mirror

Polish worker fails in discrimination action against Department of Health over 'expensive' Covid-19 tests

The allegation was rejected by lawyers representing the department

Wales Online

Couple's five-star holiday abroad left them too ill to work

They are among more than 500 British holidaymakers who have now instructed lawyers to investigate why so many people were struck down with gastric illnesses this summer

Evening Standard

China: Protests against strict Covid measures after fire kills ten

More protests erupted across China over the weekend as citizens took the streets in a rare display of defiance over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid restrictions. Public fury forced authorities in the far western Xinjiang region to open up parts of the capital Urumqi, which has been subject to a punishing…

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Covid recovery: which capital cities have bounced back best?

Visits for retail and recreation have boosted activity in Sydney and Melbourne, but work from home preferences are keeping office trips low

Los Angeles Times

Can California avoid a third devastating COVID-19 winter wave? Cautious signs of hope

LOS ANGELES — For the last two years, Thanksgiving served as a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic’s staying power.

Evening Standard

‘We want freedom!’: More protests break out in China over Covid restrictions

The protest was triggered by the deaths of ten people in a fire at a high-rise apartment block on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Thousands take to streets as protests sweep China against restrictive Covid lockdowns

Thousands have taken to the streets to protest China's repressive zero-Covid policy that has seen swathes of some regions in lockdown since August whilst the rest of the world carries on as normal

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