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U.S. oil price erases 2022 gain as China protests stoke demand fears
Oil futures fell sharply Monday, with the U.S. benchmark wiping out what remained of this year’s big gain, as protests…
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China’s zero COVID strategy ‘doesn’t make public health sense,’ says Fauci
““If the endgame was to, “Let’s get everybody vaccinated including and particularly the vulnerable,” then you could see how a…
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‘No one is dying from COVID anymore, but we might die because of the zero-COVID policy.’ Protests expand in China over lockdowns.
A fire that killed at least 10 people on Thursday in northwestern China’s Urumqi city has led to a new…
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Why China’s COVID policies are rattling investors again
Investors in China-related assets who had expected a significant easing of COVID curbs were left disappointed this week as the…
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As COVID cases rise, China locks down despite criticism
The COVID-19 restrictions are at the heart of the unrest in China as the country grapples with a rising number…
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China cuts banks’ Reserve Requirement Ratio
BEIJING — China’s central bank said Friday that it will lower the amount of deposits banks have to set aside,…
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U.S. unlikely to see another late-year omicron wave, but Fauci urges people to get new COVID booster
The U.S. is unlikely to suffer the same surge of COVID-19 infections this winter as it did last year, when…
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Apple iPhone wait times have doubled to after Christmas, UBS says
It’s too late to buy an Apple iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max in time for Christmas, as supply disruptions…
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Confused about COVID boosters? Here’s what the science and the experts say about the new generation of shots.
As we head into the third winter of the pandemic, only about 13% of American adults — less than 11%…
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China’s three-week COVID case tally tops 253,000 and daily average is rising, government says
More than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in China in the past three weeks and the daily average is…
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