Tag: curbs
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
[ad_1] Beijing has relaxed Covid restrictions allowing dine-ins at restaurants after cases fell – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the…
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
[ad_1] Beijing has relaxed Covid restrictions allowing dine-ins at restaurants after cases fell – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the…
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Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
[ad_1] Shanghai has eased a range of Covid restrictions including on transport after a bruising two-month lockdown – Copyright AFP Munir uz zaman Shanghai slowly whirred back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy. The commercial…
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Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
[ad_1] Shanghai has eased a range of Covid restrictions including on transport after a bruising two-month lockdown – Copyright AFP Munir uz zaman Shanghai slowly whirred back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy. The commercial…
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Singaporeans in a flap at Malaysian chicken export curbs
[ad_1] A day before the export curbs kicked in, Singaporeans flocked to the city’s food courts to get a taste of their favourite chicken rice ahead of a feared hike in prices – Copyright AFP Roslan RAHMAN Catherine Lai Long queues at stalls selling a popular chicken dish, increasing prices and warnings about supply disruptions…
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Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
[ad_1] Barriers erected to isolate buildings and city blocks in Shanghai have been taken down in many areas as authorities ease Covid restrictions – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday in a step towards returning to normal after a two-month lockdown that confined residents of the megacity to their…
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Shanghai prepares to lift more Covid curbs after lengthy lockdown
[ad_1] Shanghai was shuttered in sections from late March, when an Omicron-fuelled outbreak spread – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Shanghai authorities said Tuesday they will lift more restrictions in steps to return the Covid-hit city to normality, after two months of heavy-handed restrictions that throttled businesses and locked down residents. The commercial hub of 25…
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Equity markets extend rally as China eases curbs
[ad_1] Hong Kong. — © AFP/File AMY COOPES Stock markets in Asia and Europe were higher Monday as investors were cautiously optimistic, despite concerns over inflation, as China eases some of its strict Covid curbs in Shanghai and Beijing. After Tokyo and Hong Kong closed more than two percent higher, London equities added 0.2 percent…
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Asian markets extend Wall St rally as China eases curbs
[ad_1] China has started to ease tough Covid restrictions that saw its largest city Shanghai locked down for weeks – Copyright AFP Roslan RAHMAN Asian markets rose Monday as investors rediscovered some verve after the release of healthy US data and as China eases some of its strict Covid curbs in Shanghai and Beijing, lifting…
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Settlement curbs firm’s facial recognition database in US
[ad_1] Facial recognition software such as that used at a fast-track gate at Dubai international airport are becoming increasingly common, but the potential for amassing databases that could be abused has privacy advocates troubled. – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the…