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Date Title
2022-12-05 China Covid: Xi's face-saving exit from his signature policy

If you want to know what the government's plan is, look at what it does rather than what it says.

2022-12-05 Taiwan's front-line battle against mobile phone fraud

How Taiwanese phone fraud fighters are able to warn the world about the latest scams.

2022-12-05 Meta, Amazon, Twitter layoffs: 'Tech layoffs will not destroy our American dreams'

Surbhi Gupta, who was laid off in the US, on the uncertainties she and other visa holders are dealing with.

2022-12-05 Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: How I survived hijacking and captivity

Nigeria's reopening of a high-speed rail link brings back traumatic memories for hostage survivors.

2022-12-05 China protests: Why is it struggling to vaccinate the elderly?

China has not vaccinated enough old people, making it difficult to abandon its zero-Covid policy.

2022-12-03 Rail strike is cancelled - at the cost of paid sick leave

The pandemic and a vicious flu season has re-energised the fight for paid sick leave.

2022-12-02 Santa Claus is coming to town (via video call)

The pandemic upended life for millions around the world - and Santa was no exception.

2022-12-02 Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader's future in doubt amid scandal

South Africans wait with baited breath as ANC leaders adjourn crisis talks.

2022-12-02 Egypt mothers misled into Caesarean sections - campaigner

Egypt has a high Caesarean section rate, with doctors accused of using it for cash and convenience.

2022-12-02 China protests: The young people powering the demonstrations

Driven to breaking point by zero Covid, educated young Chinese are questioning the Communist Party's rule.

2022-12-01 China condemns British lawmakers' Taiwan visit

"This is... a gross interference in China's internal affairs," a embassy spokesperson said.

2022-12-01 RSV and flu: US children's hospitals stretched by respiratory viruses

More than three quarters of paediatric hospital beds were full in November, health officials say.

2022-12-01 World Aids Day: Why the Middle East lags behind in fighting HIV

It is one of only three regions in the world where the virus that causes Aids is still on the rise.

2022-12-01 China signals ease in Covid policy after mass protests

Dozens of districts in major cities have now begun lifting lockdown measures despite high case numbers.

2022-12-01 Foxconn: iPhone maker offers payments for finding new workers

Apple has warned shipments of the iPhone 14 would be delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

2022-11-30 EU Commission calls for freeze on €13bn funding for Hungary

The EU's executive says Hungary needs to enact reforms before receiving EU budget and Covid funding.

2022-11-30 China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows

Protesters hurled debris and glass at police in the latest expression of anger at zero-Covid rules.

2022-11-30 Why Dutch 'bike banks' are a game changer for kids

In the Netherlands, the cost of living crisis has pushed up demand for refurbished second-hand bikes.

2022-11-30 Ros Atkins on... China's crackdown on Covid protests

The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at how authorities have clamped down on protests against Covid measures.

2022-11-29 New South Wales scraps tens of thousands of Covid fines

A Supreme Court decision deems the fines invalid after they were challenged for being "too vague".

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