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HONG KONG/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocolsin the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

HONG KONG/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee has obtained access to Donald Trump’s tax returns, following a years-long court fight with the Republican former president who has accused the Democratic-led panel of being politically motivated.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese newspapers turned their front pages black today and flags were put at half mast in mourning for the death of former president Jiang Zemin, whose death has prompted a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw.

(Reuters) – Russian forces tried to advance in eastern Ukraine and trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on Kherson in the south, the Ukrainian military said, as Western allies sought to buttress Ukraine and its neighbours against Moscow.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – China, Russia, Algeria and Turkey have pledged to restructure Cuba’s debt, provide new trade and investment financing, and help ease an energy crisis, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told state-run media following a rare trip abroad last week.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Global police agency Interpol confirmed yesterday it had issued a red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former president, asking global law enforcement authorities to locate and provisionally arrest her.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top leader in the U.S.

QUITO, (Reuters) – The Ecuadorian government declared an animal health emergency yesterday due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, its Agriculture Ministry said.

LONDON/LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, died yesterday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died today at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, and another leader of the right-wing group, were found guilty yesterday of seditious conspiracy for the attack on the U.S.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – NATO allies promised more arms for Kyiv and equipment to help restore Ukrainian power and heat knocked out by Russian strikes, as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow’s forces were attempting to advance in multiple regions.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Half of the world’s democracies are in a state of decline amid worsening civil liberties and rule of law while already authoritarian governments are becoming more oppressive, an intergovernmental watchdog group said yesterday.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Three Chinese astronauts arrived yesterday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday said it has “serious doubts about the credibility of the announced results” in elections in Equatorial Guinea this month and called on authorities to work with all stakeholders to address allegations of voter fraud.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top two Republicans in the U.S. Congress broke their silence yesterday about former President Donald Trump’s dinner last week with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, saying the Republican Party has no place for antisemitism or white supremacy.

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) – NATO allies today said they would help Ukraine repair energy infrastructure heavily damaged by Moscow’s shelling, in what the alliance’s head said was Russia using the cold weather as “a weapon of war”.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city’s streets.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products for potential delivery including parts for cars, aircraft and trains, four sources familiar with the matter said, as sanctions squeeze Russia’s ability to keep vital industries running.