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On Sunday, China reported over 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases, more than doubling the previous day's total, prompting lockdowns in viral hotspots as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years. As roughly 19 provinces combat clusters of the Omicron and Delta strains, officials in Shanghai have closed schools and shut down many cities in the north-eastern part of the country. According to an official, the city of Jilin has been largely shut down, with hundreds of neighborhoods walled off, while Yanji, a city of roughly 700,000 people on the border with North Korea, has been completely shut down. When clusters of the virus emerged in China in late 2019, the country implemented a strong zero-Covid policy that included quick lockdowns, travel restrictions, and mass testing. However, the most recent flare-up, which is being fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron form and an increase in asymptomatic cases, is putting that strategy to the test. On Sunday, Zhang Yan, a representati

Despite the crisis surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a majority of people still want Boris Johnson to quit, according to the latest Opinium survey for the Observer. The percentage of voters who want the prime minister to step down has dropped significantly. However, a new poll found that 53% of people still want him to leave, down ten points from January. A majority (52 percent) believe the government has not gone far enough in letting Ukrainian refugees into the UK as a result of the Ukraine situation. When asked if they would take in Ukrainian migrants themselves, 9% replied yes, while another 20% said they would consider it. Approximately 63 percent indicated they were unable to do so, whereas 8% stated they could but would not. Four-fifths of UK citizens (78%) favour supplying guns to Ukraine. Similarly, nearly seven out of ten people (68 percent) favor donating western fighter planes to the Ukrainian air force for use in defense. A proposed no-fly zone over Ukraine has

Traci Braxton, a singer, actor, and reality TV star, died at the age of 50. Braxton had been suffering esophageal cancer, according to her family. "We have reached to the point where we must inform the public that our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory after a year of discreetly undergoing a course of therapy for Esophageal cancer," her husband Kevin Surratt said in a statement. Braxton died with her sisters, mother, and friends by her side, according to her publicist Tomasina Perkins-Washington. She also spent her last year in hospice, Perkins-Washington said. "The first thing she said when I told her she was sick was I'm going to fight and beat this," her son, Kevin Surratt Jr., wrote on Instagram on Saturday. "She battled till the bitter end, and now she is at rest." "I've always loved my mum and this hurts so much, but I'm at peace knowing she's no longer in suffering," he continued. "I love you, mum, and I'll

According to a senior US defense official, Washington is providing extremely sensitive things to Kyiv, such as portable air defense systems. The US and NATO are rushing weapons into Ukraine, including extremely sensitive equipment like shoulder-fired missiles known as man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), which can bring down planes. The Western arms deliveries, one of which is due to arrive in the next few hours, have been critical in allowing Ukrainians to battle invading Russian forces far more effectively and furiously than US intelligence had predicted. However, deploying such enormous amounts of armament into Europe's largest fight since World War II runs the risk of some falling into the wrong hands - a risk the West has considered. When asked about the possibility, a senior US defense official stated, "Frankly, we believe that risk is worth taking right now because the Ukrainians are fighting so skillfully with the instruments at their disposal and they're em

Following the oligarch's sanction by the UK government, the Premier League has barred Roman Abramovich from serving as a director of Chelsea. As part of the government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich's British assets, including Chelsea, were frozen on Thursday. The Russian's planned sale of the club was put on hold as a result of the move. The Premier League stated that Abramovich's suspension will have no effect on the club's ability to train and play. Removing an owner from a board of directors normally results in the sale of the company's stock, which Abramovich began on March 2 after the possibility of sanctions was raised in Parliament. He had authorized Raine Group, an American investment group, to seek £3 billion for Chelsea, but financial analysts feel that price could fall given the present uncertainty surrounding the club. On Thursday, Raine Group put a temporary halt to the sale as it sought answers from the government r

One of the health facilities attacked by Russian soldiers was a maternity and children's hospital in the southern city of Mariupol. As Health Secretary Sajid Javid accused Russia of war crimes in bombing medical institutions, the UK deployed six more planeloads of medical assistance and equipment to Ukraine. Since the invasion began, Mr Javid added, there have been more than 25 attacks on health centers and hospitals. "This is a war crime, and Russia will be held accountable for the atrocities it is committing," he warned. Russia has alleged that hospital bombings were staged, but has provided no proof to support this assertion. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a Thursday attack on a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol, which killed three people, including a toddler, "depraved." According to a Ministry of Defence intelligence briefing, several cities remain encircled by Russian forces and continue to be shelled heavily. The majority of Russian g

According to a police complaint, the director of the smash superhero picture Black Panther was mistaken for a bank robber while attempting to withdraw money from his own account in the United States. In January, Ryan Coogler was briefly detained after attempting to withdraw $12,000 (£9,100) from an Atlanta bank. After misinterpreting the circumstances, the teller reportedly told her boss she feared an attempted robbery. The "situation should never have happened," Mr. Coogler told TMZ in the United States. Bank of America, on the other hand, has "worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction, and we have gone on," according to the 35-year-old. According to the police report received by the entertainment website, Mr Coogler presented the teller a withdrawal form with a message requesting $12,000 from his checking account while wearing a covid face mask, sunglasses, and a hat. The note further requested that the money be tallied someplace else, with the phrase &qu

After a jury convicted him guilty of lying to police about being the victim of a hate crime, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in prison. After fabricating false claims about the hoax attack, the former Empire star, 39, was convicted guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct in December. The punishment also includes 30 months of probation and restitution and fines totaling $145,000 (£110,000). "I did not do this!" Smollett exclaimed after the sentence. The case came from a three-year-old incident in which Smollett said he was attacked by two people. While walking late at night in January 2019, the actor, who is black and gay, alleged the attackers shouted racial slurs and a Trump slogan at him, dumped a "chemical substance" on him, and tied a noose around his neck. Authorities launched an investigation, but Smollett was charged with filing a fake police complaint in February of that year, stating he orchestrated the incident. Last year, a jury of si

On the day his club's long-term future was thrown into doubt, Chelsea beat bottom club Norwich thanks to Mason Mount's goals and assists. Following the announcement that Chelsea's Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, had been sanctioned by the UK government, travelling fans at Carrow Road screamed his name. Chelsea's players responded on the pitch to one of the most dramatic days in the club's 117-year history by surging into a 2-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes on their route to a fourth consecutive league triumph. Trevoh Chalobah scored after connecting Mason Mount's corner in the third minute, before Kai Havertz set up England's Mount for his ninth goal of the season. When halftime, Norwich improved significantly, and Teemu Pukki gave his team hope with a penalty after Chalobah handled, but Havertz sealed the points for Chelsea with a late third. While Chelsea's hold on third place was reinforced by the win, Norwich remains five points adrift of safety

The UK government has sanctioned Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He is one of seven oligarchs who have been sanctioned with new measures including as asset freezes and travel bans. Igor Sechin and Oleg Deripaska, both billionaires and Vladimir Putin's cronies, are also on the list. "There can be no safe havens" for individuals who supported the invasion, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated. The government announced that it would give a special license that would allow fixtures to be fulfilled, employees to be paid, and current ticket holders to attend games. Ministers have been pressed to punish Mr Abramovich, who said earlier this month that he had made the "difficult decision" to sell Chelsea FC. The football club is one of the assets blocked as part of Mr Abramovich's punishment, and its sale has been put on hold. The government may consider granting Mr. Abramovich a special license to sell th