mentally impaired. their client has been on death row for more than a decade for trafficking heroin into singapore, which has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. the courts had previously said dharmalingam knew what he was doing when he committed the crime. the chinese city of shanghai has reported close to 11,500 new cases of coronavirus a new record just as half of the country s financial hub enters a second day of lockdown. the city is being closed in two halves east and west as authorities carry out covid 19 testing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. panic buying led to fights, as shanghai s 25 million residents prepared to go into lockdown. from today, the east side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, the daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this crisis, the government s
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want to have face to face and meaningful negotiations with the taliban to find a practical solution, to find it practical solution, to find it practical solution for the transition period and after the transition period. after a successful games in tokyo, the world s attention will soon turn to beijing, as the country gets ready to host next year s winter olympics. chinese officials had been confident they could have crowds for all events but the current outbreak of the delta variant has cast doubt on the plans. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. in the mountains around the chinese capital, thousands of workers are busy. next to the space age ski jumping centre, they re making the most of the summer months for construction. justin downs is a canadian winter sports specialist who has been advising games organisers. there is no question beijing will be ready for the venues, for the competitions. in fact, all of the competition venues are already ready and they ve already h
earnings to buy a home. the analysis from halifax found a 10% surge in house prices has offset a 2% rise in average earnings. winchester was named the least affordable city, with properties now 1a times annual income for residents. while londonderry in northern ireland was the most affordable location, with homes costing less than five times earnings. after a successful games in tokyo, the world s attention will soon turn to beijing as the country gets ready to host next year s winter olympics. chinese officials had been confident they could have crowds for all events but the current outbreak of the delta variant has cast doubt on the plans. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. in the mountains around the chinese capital, thousands of workers are busy. next to the space age ski jumping centre, they re making the most of the summer months for construction. justin downs is a canadian winter sports specialist who has been advising games organisers. there is no question beijin
next year s winter olympics. chinese officials had been confident they could have crowds for all events but the current outbreak of the delta variant has cast doubt on the plans. stephen mcdonell reports. in the mountains around the chinese capital, thousands of workers are busy. next to the space age ski jumping centre, they re making the most of the summer months for construction. justin downs is a canadian winter sports specialist who has been advising games organisers. there s no question beijing will be ready for the venues, for the competitions. in fact, all of the competition venues are already ready and they ve already hosted test events, so like you see going on around us here isjust the supporting infrastructure. before the sliding centre is iced overfor the bobsleigh runs, they re putting the finishing touches. a high speed train connection with the city is already operating.