Casamicciola Terme (Italy) (AFP) – Two days after the deadly landslide on the Italian island of Ischia – where a wave of mud and debris crashed through the small town of Casamicciola Terme – rescue teams are still searching for missing people. According to the Italian agency for fire and rescue service (Vigili del Fuoco), at least eight people have been killed and four others are still missing.
Shanghai (AFP) – A Chinese police patrol orders people to delete content on their smartphones on Urumqi street in downtown Shanghai, where demonstrators gathered over the weekend to protest against Covid-19 lockdowns and call for greater political freedoms.
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Football fans share their thoughts on accomodation options during the World Cup, with rooms ranging from comfortable to very basic, with hefty prices forcing fans to look outside of Qatar.
Mexico City (AFP) – Supporters of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador marched through the centre of Mexico City on Sunday to celebrate his four years in office.
Shanghai (AFP) – Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai in the early hours of Sunday morning, with protesters calling for an end to lockdowns, as China grapples with mounting public unrest against its zero-Covid policy.
Beijing (AFP) – Hundreds of protesters gather in Beijing on Sunday night, following a string of protests in cities across China against strict Covid measures. Protesters gathered around Liangma river in the Beijing’s embassy district, where a vigil was set up for victims of a building fire in Xinjiang.
Shanghai (AFP) – In downtown Shanghai, people gathered in the streets on Sunday night to protest against the country’s zero-Covid policy. In China’s biggest metropolis, police tried to move people away from the site of an earlier demonstration on Wulumuqi street, named after the Mandarin for Urumqi, the capital of northwestern Xinjiang region. A deadly fire there last week has become a catalyst for public anger.
Shanghai (AFP) – Images show aftermath of protests against China’s zero Covid policy in Shanghai, where police cars line the streets and workers erect walls on the pavement of Wulumuqi street where protests broke out. IMAGES
Qamishli (Syria) (AFP) – Kurds in the Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli take to the streets to protest against Turkish threats against Kurdish groups in the country’s northeast. One week ago Turkey began a barrage of air strikes against Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish zones, and has also threatened a ground offensive in the region.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine fans in Buenos Aires are euphoric after their team’s crucial 2-0 victory over Mexico kept Argentina’s football World Cup hopes alive.
Shanghai (AFP) – Video taken by an eyewitness in Shanghai in the early hours of Sunday morning shows angry crowds taking to the streets calling for an end to lockdowns, as China grapples with mounting public protests against its zero-Covid policy. China’s hardline virus strategy is stoking public frustration, with many growing weary of snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing campaigns.
Paris (AFP) – “I do to my body what we do to the planet”. For his 84th marathon in 84 days, Nicolas Vandenelsken arrives in Paris to meet the Minister of Sport after running across France to raise awareness for the impact of sport on the planet.
