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India Overtakes China As World’s Most Populous Country

India, with an estimated population of over 1.425 billion people, has become the most populated country in the world, Guinness World Records confirmed. According to new figures from the United Nations’ Population Division and quoted by Guinness World Records, India’s number of residents is estimated to be 1,425,775,850.   In …

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China Fines Comedy Firm $2m For Military Joke

China on Wednesday slammed a comedy company with a 14.7 million Yuan ($2.13million) penalty, accusing it of “harming society’’ after a military joke made by one of its comedians drew public criticism. The Beijing arm of China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism Bureau said it would fine Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture …

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Don’t Sanction Chinese Firms Supplying Russia, China Warns EU

China issued a sharply worded warning to the European Union on Monday against sanctioning Chinese companies that do business with Russia. “We urge the EU not to go on this wrong path. Otherwise, China will take firm actions to safeguard our legitimate and lawful rights and interests,” said Chinese Foreign …

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China Reports Nearly 13,000 COVID-19 Deaths

China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus. China a week earlier said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals as of January 12, …

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China Loosens Strict COVID Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms.   Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy, which involved mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not infected, stoked unrest not seen since the …

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China Police Out In Force After Anti-lockdown Protests

Security services were out in force across China’s major cities Tuesday, which for the time being appeared to have quelled nationwide protests calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.   The country’s leadership faced a weekend of protests not seen in decades as anger over unrelenting lockdowns …

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Violent Protests Hit Apple’s iPhone Factory In China

Protests have broken out at the world’s biggest iPhone factory, Foxconn, in the city of Zhengzhou, China as hundreds of workers were seen marching on Wednesday. Reports from the country revealed that some of the protesters were confronted by people in hazmat suits and riot police. BBC reports that the …

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Protests Erupt At Largest iPhone Factory In China

Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn’s vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating on Weibo and Twitter on Wednesday showed.   Videos showed hundreds of workers marching on a road in daylight, with some being confronted by a row of people in hazmat suits and riot police.   …

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