Politics Apr 25 Blinken raises concerns about Chinese trade policies with local officials in Shanghai By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Nov 27 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: 2 new COVID subvariants driving majority of U.S. cases In our news wrap Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called attention to two new subvariants of COVID-19 that now represent more than half of all U.S. cases, protestors in Shanghai clashed with police over China's restrictive COVID lockdowns, intense Russian shelling…
World Nov 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China’s Xi to step down as protests spread Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the… By Dake Kang, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
World Jul 06 Shanghai and Beijing order new rounds of mandatory COVID testing Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 01 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Buffalo grand jury formally charges suspect for racist rampage that killed 10 In our news wrap Wednesday, a grand jury in Buffalo formally charged a white 18-year-old suspect for the massacre of 10 Black people at a supermarket, Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as chief operating officer for Meta, Shanghai residents celebrated…
Jun 01 Shanghai begins a return to normalcy as 2-month COVID lockdown eases By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press Traffic, pedestrians and joggers have reappeared on the streets of Shanghai as China's largest city begins returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has drawn protests over its heavy-handed implementation. Continue reading
May 31 Shanghai eases months-long COVID lockdown By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Biden spends Memorial Day honoring U.S service members In our news wrap Monday, President Biden spent this Memorial Day honoring U.S. service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country, at least 91 people have died from weekend floods in Brazil, the season's first hurricane in… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Finland declares its intention to join the NATO alliance In our news wrap: Finland made official its declaration to join the western NATO alliance as the fellow Nordic nation of Sweden has also moved a step closer to applying for membership. Also, Turkey remains the greatest obstacle to Finland… Continue watching
May 10 Shanghai doubles down on COVID restrictions as monthslong lockdown continues By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls in China's largest… Continue reading