China’s economy recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years, after months of harsh Covid lockdowns wreaked havoc on the country. Source: China’s economy records slowest pace of growth since Covid in 2020
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Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was blocked from departing Sri Lanka on Monday after refusing to join a public queue at the Bandaranaike International Airport in order to have his passport checked by immigration, a high-ranking military source told CNN. Source: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister calls state of emergency as President flees to Maldives
Millions of Shanghai residents braved sweltering heat Tuesday to wait in line for compulsory Covid tests, as growing case numbers and the emergence of a highly infectious Omicron subvariant spurred new fears of a return to mass lockdown. Source: Shanghai fears new lockdown as millions test for Covid amid sweltering heat