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A beloved dog was beaten to death by a health worker in Shanghai, sparking outrage online and revealing the mounting grievances of residents trapped in China's Covid-19 hotspot. After becoming popular on Chinese social media on Wednesday, a video of the beating at a residential compound in the city's Pudong sector was met with outrage. A Covid prevention worker, covered head to toe in protective gear, chases the corgi down a street and hits it three times with a shovel, according to the video, which appears to have been shot by a resident of a nearby building. The dog is then shown lying lifeless. The corgi is seen racing after a bus that is reported to be transporting its owner to an isolation unit in two photographs shared online. Another snap shows its body being placed in a garbage bag and transported away. Multiple users have shared and deleted the video and photographs. According to state-run magazine China News Weekly, the corgi's owner was in quarantine at the time ...

For the first time in its 233-year history, the US Supreme Court will have a black female justice after the Senate approved Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench. By a vote of 53 to 47, three Republicans crossed the aisle to confirm her appointment. The selection of Justice Jackson fulfills President Joe Biden's campaign promise to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court. The majority leader, Chuck Schumer, described it as a "joyous day" for the United States. Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first black woman to occupy the position, oversaw the vote. Ms. Jackson, 51, will succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, a fellow liberal judge whom she previously clerked for, when he retires in June. Ms. Jackson's lifetime appointment will likely keep her on the bench for decades, but it will not change the present court's ideological balance, which is 6-3 conservative. Ms Jackson has stated that she has a "methodology" for deciding cases, but not a ...

Rishi Sunak defended his wife's tax troubles, referring to accusations about her non-domicile status as "unpleasant smears." Akshata Murty chose to claim non-dom status, which means she is exempt from paying UK tax on her foreign earnings. According to critics, she might have saved £4.5 million in UK taxes last year. Although the non-dom arrangement is legal, Labour claims it would be "breathtaking hypocrisy" if the chancellor's wife's tax cost was cut as he hiked taxes for millions of people. "The chancellor would do well to look a little closer to home," a Labour source said in response to the chancellor's assertions that Labour was unfairly disparaging his wife. It's evident that No 10 is briefing against Rishi Sunak, and you can see why given his inability to address the cost of living situation." Mr Sunak told the Sun newspaper that he believes he is the target of a discrediting campaign, stating, "To defame my wife to ge...

According to the guidelines, an adult's waist should be less than half their height to prevent health hazards. According to recent guidelines, people should be encouraged to measure their waists to ensure they don't have too much harmful fat around their midsection. To avoid health hazards, an adult's waist should be less than half their height, according to NICE. Body mass index (BMI) measurement is also beneficial, although it does not account for excess weight around the belly. Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke become more likely as a result of this. People from some Asian and black ethnic groups are more prone to this form of fat build-up around the waist, known as "central adiposity," according to new draft recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). To assist predict their specific health concerns, they should adopt lower BMI limits for obesity. However, the National Institute for Health an...

Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, has expressed her "frustration" about visa delays that have stopped thousands of Ukrainian migrants from entering the UK. Only 12,000 of the 12,000 Ukrainians given visas have arrived in the UK, according to Ms Patel. The Homes For Ukraine scheme has been criticized by potential refugee sponsors for its bureaucracy and delays. According to numbers released by the Home Office on Friday, the government has given 40,900 visas to Ukrainians fleeing the conflict. The following visas were issued: -28,500 were given out under the Ukraine Family Scheme, and 12,500 were given out under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, which allows people to support Ukrainian refugees. In terms of arrivals in the United Kingdom: -10,800 people have arrived as part of the family scheme, and 1,200 have arrived as part of the sponsorship scheme. "It's been excruciatingly frustrating. I apologise on behalf of myself, who is frustrated "Ms Patel stated. "To b...