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A Delta Air Lines plane ascends after taking off from Sydney, Australia.
UNSCHEDULED PIT STOP

Delta Flight Forced to Divert After Passenger Chaos

The plane was en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai when an altercation forced the pilot to land in Seattle.

Will Neal

A BMW booth is pictured at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China, April 19, 2023.
MELTDOWN

BMW Ice Cream Giveaway Sparks Viral Outrage in China

The car company was accused of discrimination over a promotion at the Shanghai auto show.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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‘CANNOT ESCAPE’

Chinese Hospital Warns of ‘Tragic Battle’ Amid COVID Surge

The WeChat post later vanished from the hospital’s account.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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ALL LIES

Row With China as BBC Says Reporter Was Beaten for Doing Job

Ed Lawrence was detained by authorities while covering an anti-government lockdown protest in Shanghai.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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ROLLER COASTER

Visitors Trapped in Disney Resort by Sudden COVID Lockdown

Authorities abruptly closed the popular resort on Monday due to a COVID-19 outbreak, trapping everyone who has not tested negative inside.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Ikea Shoppers Flee as Store Ordered to Lock Down in Shanghai

Customers clambered for the exits as the prospect of being trapped in a furniture labyrinth loomed.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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LEAKED

Hacker Claims to Have Data on 1B People From Shanghai Police

The data breach, if legitimate, would be one of the largest to date.

Alice Tecotzky

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GET BACK IN

14 Million Locked Down in Shanghai After Just 11 Get COVID

Beijing insists “persistence is victory” and that its “zero Covid” policy is the only way out of the pandemic.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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FREE AT LAST

Millions Celebrate as Shanghai Lockdown Ends After 65 Days

But Chinese leaders say they are sticking to their zero-COVID policy, so more lockdowns could come.

Philippe Naughton

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NOT SO FAST

Shanghai Hails ‘Zero-COVID’ Status—Residents Call It ‘Fake’

After seven weeks of severe restrictions, many are skeptical of claims that the end is in sight.

Allison Quinn

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CORPSING

Outrage After Still-Alive Shanghai Senior Placed in Body Bag

Five officials were punished and a doctor had their license revoked in the wake of the incident.

AJ McDougall

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