Shanghai calls for confinement. Half a million infections per day in Qingdao

Other news of the day: The United States allocates 10,000 million dollars of its budget to military loans for Taiwan. Tourism picks up in Thailand. Iran: A Sunni cleric attacks the government for its crackdown on protests. Rahul Gandhi’s “long march” ends in Delhi. Russia: Patriarch Kirill wants military exemption for clerics. An Indian drug under the spotlight in Uzbekistan.

CHINA

The Covid-19 emergency is getting worse and worse. The authorities of Shanghai They urge the population to stay in their homes during the Christmas weekend. In qingdao (Shandong) daily infections climb to half a million, according to sources from health agencies.

US-TAIWAN

Joe Biden yesterday signed the National Budget Law, which provides for military spending of 858,000 million dollars by 2023. During the next five years, 2,000 million annually will be allocated to bolster Taipei’s defenses against the possibility of a Chinese invasion. Next year Washington will allocate 11.5 billion dollars to the area of ​​defense and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

THAILAND

This year, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia posted 10.9 million arrivals from abroad, and estimates to close the year with 11.5 million. By 2023, the Government expects 22 million entries. Before the pandemic, tourism represented 12% of the national GDP.

IRAN

A known Sunni cleric and dissident He condemned the government’s repression against the protests unleashed after the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Kurdish woman murdered by the morality police. In his sermon on the occasion of the Friday prayer in Zahedan, Molavi Abdolhamid asked the authorities not to whip or shoot the protesters, and asked the military to remain in the barracks.

INDIA

Today in Delhi rahul gandhi he saw his mother Sonia and his sister Priyanka join in the final leg of their march from the south to the north of the country. The demonstration began on September 7 and aims to revive the political fortunes of the Indian Congress: for years, the historic Indian party was outclassed by Modi’s BJP. The son of former Prime Minister Rajiv accused the current Prime Minister of spreading “fear” throughout India.

RUSSIA

Moscow Patriarch Kirill requested an exemption from military mobilization for representatives of the clergy, priests and deacons, which is not officially provided for so far. Although they have not yet been called to arms, they could enter the next lists. The “sacred canons” prohibit them from actively participating in military operations.

UZBEKISTAN

In recent months, 15 children in the Samarkand region have died after consuming an Indian preparation against acute respiratory infection, “Dok-1 Max”, originating in India. As reported by the director of the pediatric medical center M. Azizov, the drug causes damage to the kidneys. The Ministry of Health opened an investigation.