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Residents line up for coronavirus screening during the COVID-19 lockdown in Changchun in northeastern Chinas Jilin province. (Photo: AP)

Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike

The latest spike is being described as the severest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years

14 March 2022 2:58 AM GMT

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a close view of Chernobyl nuclear facilities, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion. (Photo: AP)

Power restored to Ukraine's Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces:...

An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 killed hundreds and spread a radioactive cloud west across...

14 March 2022 2:39 AM GMT

Workers wait to collect deliveries for a lockdown community in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China returns to mass shutdowns as COVID-19 cases surge

Meanwhile, an outbreak of the omicron variant in Shanghai saw schools shuttered again

13 March 2022 9:37 AM GMT

Air raid alerts added by Google for Android phones in Ukraine

The company is enabling it at the request of the Ukrainian govt

13 March 2022 7:36 AM GMT

McDonald's, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola suspend business in Russia

The companies announced on Tuesday that they were temporarily suspending their business in response to the country's...

9 March 2022 3:37 AM GMT

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (AFP file image)

China says friendship with Russia is 'rock solid'

Cooperation between the two countries brings benefits and well-being to the two peoples, said Chinese Foreign Minister...

7 March 2022 8:28 AM GMT

A Ukrainian man rides his bicycle near to a factory and a store burning after been bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Russia announces opening of humanitarian corridors in Kyiv, other...

Russian forces, for humanitarian purposes, are declaring a 'regime of silence' from 10:00 am on 7 March, the Russian...

7 March 2022 6:31 AM GMT

People cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)

Ukraine says Russia steps up shelling of residential areas

Russia has made significant advances in southern Ukraine and along the coast, but many of its efforts have become...

7 March 2022 4:49 AM GMT

Ukrainian soldiers drive on an armored military vehicle in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)

Putin says Ukraine's future in doubt as cease-fires collapse

Putin continued to pin the blame for the war squarely on the Ukrainian leadership and slammed their resistance to the...

6 March 2022 4:54 AM GMT

People cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP photo)

Ukraine evacuation stops after Russia starts firing

Officials in Mariupol, delaying an evacuation of the civilian population, accused Moscow's troops of breaking a...

5 March 2022 8:47 PM GMT

People fleeing from Ukraine leave the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP)

Russia declares ceasefire, opens humanitarian corridors for civilians...

The opening up of the corridors would enable residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha to leave the war-torn areas

5 March 2022 7:17 AM GMT

Beijing has poured billions of dollars into defence modernisation in recent years as it aims to transform its huge military into a world-class force. (AFP)

China says military spending to grow 7.1 percent in 2022

Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report

5 March 2022 6:02 AM GMT