Hong Kong CNN — Economic activity in China has expanded for the first time in four months as disruptions caused by the abrupt end of its zero-Covid policy appears to be fading. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing,
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Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions | CNN
CNN — China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge from last year after the government lifted all travel curbs under its now-abandoned zero-Covid policy. For the first time in
South Africa to send dozens of cheetahs to India under new deal | CNN
CNN — South Africa has signed an agreement with India to reintroduce dozens of cheetahs to the South Asian country after eight of the big cats were sent from neighboring Namibia in 2022. The first batch of 12 cheetahs is
Three people treated during filming of real-life ‘Squid Game,’ but Netflix denies any ‘serious injury’ | CNN
CNN — Three people received medical treatment during filming for a real-life “Squid Game” show, Netflix has confirmed, but the streaming giant denied that anyone suffered “serious injury.” Netflix announced last year that it was launching “Squid Game: The Challenge”
Why is Britain’s health service, a much-loved national treasure, falling apart? | CNN
London CNN — Most winters, headlines warn that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is at “breaking point.” The alarms sound over and over and over again. But the current crisis has set warning bells ringing louder than before. “This time
A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared | CNN
CNN — When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was nearing. “As I
Two Sydney beaches close, Ironman event abandoned after bull sharks maul dolphin | CNN
CNN — Two popular Sydney beaches were closed Saturday after swimmers witnessed several bull sharks attacking a dolphin, according to Surf Life Saving New South Wales. The closures led to the canceling of several surfing and Ironman and Ironwoman events.
Struggling pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse in Hong Kong | CNN
CNN — A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts close to its border with
Japan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu | CNN
Tokyo CNN — Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday. Kishida said he had instructed Health Ministry officials to discuss the move and his administration would also
This woman is riding around the world with her German shepherd | CNN
CNN — It isn’t every day that you spot a motorcyclist riding along the road with a German shepherd dog on the back of their bike. So it’s not surprising that the sight of content creator Jess Stone and her
