After two years of restrictions owing to Covid, thousands of devotees gathered at ghats and makeshift ponds across the capital on Sunday to worship the Sun God as part of Chhath Puja celebrations.
Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks.
HONG KONG, Sept 25 A thundering thrash metal riff reverberated through a Hong Kong bar, but the music was being live-streamed from a studio across town to obey pandemic rules.
SHENZHEN, Sept 2 Some districts of China’s southern tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities, dining out and entertainment venues on Friday, but city officials.