Rare unrest in Chinese city of Guangzhou as people protest over Covid restrictions
Video circulating on social media showed crowds of people marching through the Haizhu district, breaking Covid barriers in noisy scenes. Cases have also been rising in other large Chinese cities, including Beijing, Chongqing and Zhengzhou. China still operates a policy of strict lockdowns and quarantines even after small outbreaks, which it says are necessary for public safety.
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Watch the moment Nasa's Artemis 1 blasts off to the moon
Artemis 1 will be on its journey for 25 days, going beyond the dark side of the moon, then returning to Earth and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean in December. The success of this mission is crucial to the Artemis 2 and 3 flights that will follow and which will take humans to and from the moon.
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Rishi Sunak denies Brexit is playing a role in UK's economic downturn
Sunak highlighted the legacy effects of Covid and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. 'Every country will have its own idiosyncratic things, but those are the overwhelming dominating factors,' said Sunak.
Taking a swipe at the financial chaos unleashed by Liz Truss' short-lived mini-budget, he also reiterated his point that the upcoming autumn budget would be rooted in 'fairness' and 'compassion'.
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Dominic Raab says he is confident he behaved professionally, as he faces bullying allegations
The deputy prime minister has said he is confident that he has behaved professionally, after the Labour MP Clive Betts asked how a prime minister committed to integrity and accountability could keep him in the cabinet.
am confident I have behaved professionally throughout ... I immediately asked the prime minister to set up an independent investigation and I will comply with it fully,' Dominic Raab told MPs.
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Rachel Reeves criticises chancellor for not changing non-dom tax rules
The shadow chancellor confronted Jeremy Hunt in the Commons over the tax status of non-domiciled residents in the UK after no changes were announced in his autumn fiscal statement.
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