Wednesday, December 14, 2022

China may pay hefty price for u-turn on COVID, WHO says

Dec 14, 2022 - A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-COVID' controls, the World Health Organization warned of 'very tough' times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections.  #News #Reuters #newsfeed #world #China #COVID #zerocovid #WHO


 

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Hear who Russia demanded be released in exchange for Paul Whelan

Dec 10, 2022 - Russia refused to release Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner unless a former colonel from Russia's domestic spy organization currently in German custody was also released as part of any prisoner swap, US officials told CNN, even as the US offered up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade. The US was unable to deliver on the request for the ex-colonel, Vadim Krasikov, because he is serving out a life sentence for murder in Germany.   #CNN   #news