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Shanghai targets June 1 return to normal as COVID lockdowns cool economy

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Shanghai targets June 1 return to normal as COVID lockdowns cool economy
Shanghai targets June 1 return to normal as COVID lockdowns cool economy

By Brenda Goh and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks and contributed to a sharp slowdown in China’s economic activity. In the clearest timetable yet,…

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Flood saves Ukrainian village from Russian occupation

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Flood saves Ukrainian village from Russian occupation
Flood saves Ukrainian village from Russian occupation

By Carlos Barria DEMYDIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The intentional flooding of a small village north of Kyiv that created a quagmire and submerged cellars and fields, but prevented a Russian attack on the capital, was worth all the sacrifice, residents said. Ukrainian forces opened a dam early in the war in Demydiv, causing the Irpin…

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Saudi King Salman leaves hospital, says royal court

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Saudi King Salman leaves hospital, says royal court
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital, says royal court

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, left hospital on Sunday following a colonoscopy last week, the royal court said in a statement on state media. Saudi TV ran a video clip showing the monarch walking slowly using a cane as he left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the city of Jeddah, where…

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Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east
Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east

By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia attacked positions in eastern Ukraine as it tries to encircle Ukrainian forces in the Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the city of Izium. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia’s offensive in Donbas had stalled and Ukraine could win the war, an…

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N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs
N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs

By Josh Smith and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea’s military to stabilise distribution of COVID-19 medicines in the capital, Pyongyang, in the battle on the country’s first confirmed outbreak of the disease, state media said. Last week brought the North’s first acknowledgment of an “explosive” outbreak, with…

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Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1
Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai aims to reopen broadly and allow normal life to resume from June 1, a city official said on Monday, after declaring that 15 of its 16 districts had eliminated cases outside quarantine areas. Deputy Mayor Zong Ming, speaking at a daily online news conference, gave the clearest timetable yet for a return to…

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Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results

By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies and the Saudi-aligned Lebanese Forces party saying it had gained seats. With votes still being counted, the final make-up of the 128-member…

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S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreak

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreak
S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreak

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday the country will spare no effort to help North Korea, as the isolated nation battles a COVID-19 outbreak, and reiterated he will remain open for humanitarian aid. “If North Korea responds (to our support), we will spare no medicines including COVID-19 vaccines, medical equipment…

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India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar
India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

By Rajendra Jadhav, Mayank Bhardwaj and Nigam Prusty MUMBAI (Reuters) -India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high. The government said it would still allow exports backed by already issued letters of credit…

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Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine’s Dnipro

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 By Reuters No Comments on Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine’s Dnipro
Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine’s Dnipro

By Jorge Silva DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) – Alla Dubovyk, a single mother of six, is among thousands of Ukrainians who have been receiving meal packages from the charity set up by businessman Vladyslav Shtipelman and the World Central Kitchen in Dnipro since the Russian invasion started. “Unfortunately, we, Ukrainians, have been brought to a situation…

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  • Flood saves Ukrainian village from Russian occupation Global Headlines
  • Saudi King Salman leaves hospital, says royal court Global Headlines
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  • N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs Global Headlines
  • Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1 Global Headlines
  • Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results Global Headlines
  • S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreak Global Headlines
  • India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar Global Headlines
  • Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine’s Dnipro Global Headlines
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