Uncategorized

Protests against Covid lockdowns sweep China, challenge Xi

Protests against Covid lockdowns sweep China, challenge Xi

Authorities said Saturday restrictions would be eased in parts of Xinjiang, including Urumqi. But the tragedy shocked others who have been holed up in China, who saw it as something that could easily have happened to them. Francis, a graduate student in the southwestern city of Chengdu, said he was eating at a hot pot restaurant on Wangping Street on Sunday when he heard chants outside of "We don't want nucleic acid tests, we want freedom!" A video posted online and verified by NBC News showed fellow protesters in Chengdu chanting “Free speech!” and “Freedom of the press!”Seeing no move…
Read More
World Cup 2022: Chinese state TV accused of censoring maskless fans as they deal with ‘zero-COVID’ protests

World Cup 2022: Chinese state TV accused of censoring maskless fans as they deal with ‘zero-COVID’ protests

The World Cup is a soccer tournament watched around the world, but Chinese state media has been accused of not giving its fans the full picture.The allegation appeared on social media during matches between Japan and Costa Rica, Australia and Tunisia, and Croatia and Canada, according to the South Morning Post. Chinese state television interrupted fans in Qatar who were in the maskless crowd as they deal with protests of "zero-COVID" policies.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Protesters hold candles as they march in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for the…
Read More
North Korea aims to have world’s most powerful nuclear force, says Kim

North Korea aims to have world’s most powerful nuclear force, says Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country intends to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officials involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday.The announcement comes after Kim on November 18 inspected a test of the Hwasong-17, North Korea's largest intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, and vowed to counter what he called nuclear threats from the United States.North Korea's "ultimate goal is to possess the most powerful strategic force in the world, the absolute force unprecedented in the century," Kim said in the…
Read More
The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts in Hawaii

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts in Hawaii

The world's largest active volcano has erupted in Hawaii for the first time in nearly four decades, authorities said.Mauna Loa erupted at 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday night (4:30 a.m. EST Monday), the US Geological Survey said. It was the first eruption since 1984, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory daily update, issued by the US Geological Survey.The eruption began at Moku'āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, officials said, raising the volcano's alert level from a "watch" to an "advisory.""At this time, the lava flows are contained within the summit area and do not…
Read More