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Some people are keen to enjoy their new freedoms, but others are fearful of a major wave of infections
China’s scaling back of its zero-Covid regime has left its population reeling. Some are embracing their new freedoms, while others are struggling to overcome their fears of being infected after three years of tough restrictions.
Frustration at protracted lockdowns and mass testing , the biggest show of public discontent in decades.

In October, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by Students for Fair Admissions that accused Harvard of systematically discriminating against Asian American applicants.

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The government has lowered domestic tensions, enabling it to adopt a more grown-up foreign policy that can improve ties with Washington and Beijing
For weeks, all eyes have been on soaring energy prices, and what the governments of Australia . Governments answered part of the national water cooler question on Friday, for coal and gas, and to rebates for people on low and middle incomes.
The impact of the proposed price caps seems clear. Power bills will increase, but they will be lower than they otherwise would be in the absence of government intervention. Consumer rebates are still a bit of a work in progress, requiring final agreement between the treasurer Jim Chalmers and his state counterparts.

Residents lined up at hospitals and pharmacies, seeking help for fevers and buying at-home tests after the government’s decision to ease its “zero Covid” policy.

Queens lawmakers are condemning a speaker’s comments as “racist, divisive and hurtful” against the Asian American community during a City Council testimony ...

Changes to zero-Covid policy could prove insufficient if lockdowns are expected to continue
China’s nearly three-year policy of enacting strict lockdowns to contain outbreaks of Covid-19 came with a heavy price for the world’s second largest economy.
The question for its president, Xi Jinping, and his inner court of advisers is whether a sudden relaxation of lockdown rules brought in this week will both prevent a recurrence of and turn the economy around.

Amid signs that supply chain woes are improving, economists remain uncertain that China is ready to live with Covid
Global shares and the price of some key commodities have risen on hopes that the easing of China’s strict zero-Covid measures would help to bring down inflation, even as some experts warned that the country was not prepared to live with the disease.
China’s government on Wednesday announced . People with Covid-19 who have mild or no symptoms can quarantine at home, while officials have been instructed to stop launching temporary lockdowns. Testing will no longer be required for “cross-regional migrants”.

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s trip to Saudi Arabia showcases Beijing’s growing ties with the kingdom, a longtime American ally that is seeking greater self-reliance.

As China casts aside many Covid rules, it is also playing down the threat of the virus. The move could help ease the burden on hospitals but comes with its own risks.

As New York Democrats continue to assess our stunning midterm losses – including two state legislative seats in Southern Brooklyn with high concentrations of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) ...

Asian American voters in Georgia showed strong Democratic leanings in the recent Senate runoff election, according to an exit poll.