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US, China defence chiefs meet in Cambodia
US, China defence chiefs meet in Cambodia
by  AFP

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Cambodia on Tuesday as the two sides move to keep tensions in check. The meeting on the sidelines of a conference of defence ministers in Siem Reap is the first between Austin and Wei since June, before a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan sparked fury in Beijing.

Beijing sees record Covid cases as China outbreak spirals
Beijing sees record Covid cases as China outbreak spirals
by  AFP

China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home. New cases in Beijing have also jumped in recent days, more than doubling from 621 on Sunday to Tuesday's 1,438 -- a pandemic record for the city.

36 killed in central China fire
36 killed in central China fire
by  AFP

Thirty-six people were killed and two were missing after a fire at a plant in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities. And last year, a gas blast killed 25 people and reduced several buildings to rubble in the central city of Shiyan.

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