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Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found. While these impacts are usually negative, the researchers also identifie… rzilbermints The Hill

Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found.

The last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel -- except for China Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. By Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN

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But in China -- which has seen its own economy suffer from a strict zero-Covid policy involving tight border controls, snap lockdowns and mandatory quarantines -- there appears to be no end in sight to the restrictions, despite mounting public frustration.

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China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday BEIJING (AP) — Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. AP NEWS

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The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV reported. ...