[Link] Protests break out at Covid-hit iPhone factory in China

Read: 23/11/2022 www.theguardian.com

Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn’s vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating on Weibo and Twitter appeared to show.

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[Link] Belarus Olympian safe in Tokyo hotel after refusing 'forced' flight home

Read: 5/8/2021 www.bbc.com

A Belarusian Olympian who refused her team's order to fly home early is safe after seeking protection from Japanese police, Games officials have said.They say sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, spent the night in a hotel at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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