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    Chinese city of 16 million to shut down over new Covid outbreak

    Chinese city of 16 million to shut down over new Covid outbreak

    01 Sep 2022

    Around 16 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday as authorities race to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. China is...

    Taiwan vows to counterattack if China’s forces enter its territory

    Taiwan vows to counterattack if China’s forces enter its territory

    31 Aug 2022

    Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the democratic island....

    Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait

    Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait

    28 Aug 2022

    Gulf Today Report Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the...

    Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

    Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record

    25 Aug 2022

    A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of...

    VIDEO: Elephant returns shoe dropped by baby in China zoo enclosure

    VIDEO: Elephant returns shoe dropped by baby in China zoo enclosure

    23 Aug 2022

    Gulf Today Report This does not happen every day. A baby visitor to a zoo in China dropped its shoe in an enclosure occupied by elephants. The parents...

    US governor visits Taiwan after China drills

    US governor visits Taiwan after China drills

    22 Aug 2022

    A United States governor met Taiwan's president on Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of support following China's military threats toward the self-ruled island....

    IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination

    IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination

    20 Aug 2022

    The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine - which is one of the fund’s...

    UK retail sales rise unexpectedly in July on online shopping deals

    UK retail sales rise unexpectedly in July on online shopping deals

    19 Aug 2022

    British shoppers spent more than expected last month after being enticed by online shopping deals, official figures showed on Friday, but sales volumes look set to resume their decline as...

    16 dead, 36 missing in flash flood in western China

    16 dead, 36 missing in flash flood in western China

    18 Aug 2022

    Gulf Today Report Chinese state media say that 16 people have died and 36 others are missing after a flash flood in western China’s Qinghai province. A...

    Innovation incubators programme launched to support sustainability

    Innovation incubators programme launched to support sustainability

    12 Aug 2022

    As part of its efforts to enhance the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Emirate, the Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi (COAD), part of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic...

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