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A look back at some of the biggest China-related stories from the year 2022!

Three world powers are arming themselves to combat a weapons system the Chinese Communist Party is developing. A ...

J&J Jab Efficacy; Delta Now 83% of New U.S. Cases: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- One dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is much less effective against the delta and lambda variants than against the original strain of the virus, the New York Times reported, citing a study that hasn’t been peer reviewed yet. Delta now makes up 83% of all sequenced cases in the U.S., up from 50% in early July, health authorities said. A spokesman for ...

Infections Surge in Asia; Sydney Extends Lockdown: Virus Update Bloomberg 28 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Sydney extended its lockdown for a further two weeks as Australia’s most populous city battles an outbreak of the delta strain, with health authorities increasingly concerned after infections spread to Melbourne. Indonesia’s daily cases surpassed India’s, marking a new virus epicenter in Asia as delta drives up infections. Cases in Malaysia and South Korea ...

Overdose Deaths Hit U.S. Record; Asia Cases Soar: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- U.S. drug overdose deaths soared almost 30% to a record 93,331 in 2020, or an average of 256 a day, in yet another health concern tied to a pandemic that’s killed more than 600,000 Americans. In Europe, health officials say data supporting the use of vaccine boosters remains thin, and they urged countries in the region to speed up inoculation programs amid the ris...

India Capital Extends Lockdown; German Cases Ease: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- India’s capital extended its lockdown for another week and adopted stricter controls as the world’s worst-hit nation recorded than 4,000 coronavirus deaths for a second consecutive day. The European Union approved a contract with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE for as many as 1.8 billion vaccine doses as the region bulks up its vaccination campaign through 2023. The outbreak is easing in Germany...

U.S. Cases Fall; EU Hasn’t Renewed Astra Contract: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. added fewer than 35,000 cases on Saturday, pushing the seven-day average of new infections to the lowest since the end of September. The European Union hasn’t renewed its order for the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine beyond June, as the bloc bolsters its inoculation campaign with a Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE contract for up to 1.8 billion doses through 2023. India’s capital extended its lock...

India Crisis Worsens; N.Y. Deaths at 5-Month Low: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown, and a fire killed 18 patients in a Covid-19 ward in western India. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical sup...

India Infections Near Record High; U.S. Sees Drop: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- The number of daily coronavirus cases in India slipped slightly on Sunday, a day after becoming the first in the world to cross the 400,000 mark. That offered little respite for the nation’s health care system, which is stretched to its limit and is struggling with shortages of oxygen and medical goods. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical ...

India’s deepening Covid crisis may cost Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a key election, as initial voting trends show his governing BJP party trailing in West Bengal’s state poll. Modi has been widely criticized for continuing to holdi mass rallies in the state in the run-up to the vote as infections grew.