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They can hug each other and no longer have to wave at each other over the Shenzhen River. Hong Kong-mainland couple reunites as border reopens https://t.co/BWM7aRRYbw via @SCMPNews
NEW death toll: 149 in South Korea Halloween disaster described as a "presumed stampede" in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district. Authorities are having a hard time identifying many victims & asking families for help. Many dead are in Halloween costumes without ID. @PamelaBrownCNN
Chinese law prof. #Tongzhiwei's weibo was shut; he questioned legality of #Shanghai#covid steps:1)force residents to makeshift quarantine sites as they lived in same bldg w. positive cases 2) declare emergency status w/o due process; 3) seize keys to homes for sterilization..
#Shanghai’s strict lockdown has been extended indefinitely, and it’s still impossible to order food and water. Got up at 5.30am again today but still, system gridlock. As I tried and tried to place my order, my basket depleted as essentials sold out. Madness. #shanghai#lockdown
A woman from Mariupol came to Hungary with 4 kids.
Her own.
Her sister’s kid (mother went to find water and disappeared).
Child of her killed neighbors.
She was running for an evacuation bus and saw a kid, sitting on the street next to his dead parents. She took him too.
It’s time for once and for all acknowledge that fixers are essential workers for western media outlets. Covering conflicts wouldn’t be possible without them. The precarious work conditions and no bylines for them should end ASAP
I've just come back from three weeks in Moscow. I spent a lot of that time in our bureau, where the TVs are tuned to Russian state television.
A couple observations on what ordinary Russians are being told - and aren't being told - about the war in Ukraine:
As a former Moscow bureau chief for @nytimes, I am saddened to report that we are pulling our journalists from Russia.
Here is a statement from @meslackman, assistant managing editor, to the company.
@RitaBai Then what happened to your article, which was deleted within a short time, like 404. I was wondering if the clarified article itself is fake news lol