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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 12/30/2022 10:56am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Combination COVID and flu test does not prove the Indonesia lifts all COVID curbs, shifts to endemic approach 12/30/2022 06:54am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the country’s leader said Friday they are lifting all coronavirus-related restrictions nationwide. President Joko Widodo said Indonesia’s COVID-19 situation is under contro Huawei says it's out of 'crisis mode,' though revenue flat 12/30/2022 06:28am • HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has emerged from “crisis mode” after years of U.S. restrictions that have stifled its overseas sales, even though its revenue for 2022 failed to grow from a year earlier. “U.S. restrictions are now our new normal, and we’re back to b Japan tests all China arrivals for COVID as cases surge 12/30/2022 05:28am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there as the Asian island country faces its own rising case numbers and record-level deaths. Japan reported a record 420 new coronavirus deaths on Asian markets follow Wall St up but on track for annual loss 12/29/2022 10:48pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday following encouraging U.S. employment data but were headed for double-digit losses for the year. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index gained Thursd AP source: Big Ten's Warren candidate for Bears president 12/29/2022 05:11pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren has spoken to the Chicago Bears about the vacancy at the top of the organization and is a candidate to become the team’s next president and CEO, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person s EU doesn't follow Italy with COVID checks on China arrivals 12/29/2022 10:38am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is assessing Beijing's rollback of its strict anti-infection controls but refrained Thursday from immediately following EU member Italy in requiring coronavirus tests for airline passengers coming from China. Health officials from the 27-member bloc promised to c Lack of info on China's COVID-19 surge stirs global concern 12/29/2022 10:38am • BEIJING (AP) — Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been no reports Asian shares extend losses after Wall Street decline 12/28/2022 11:48pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks fell more than 1% on Wall Street in the middle of a mostly quiet and holiday-shortened week. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices declined. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% to 25,990.68. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 1.1% t US will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China 12/28/2022 08:54pm • The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls. China's “zero COVID” poli China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease 12/28/2022 07:46pm • BEIJING (AP) — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. The announcement Tuesday adds t CDC urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to China over COVID surge, will require tests 12/28/2022 10:20am • ▶ Watch Video: New U.S. COVID restrictions for travelers from China Travelers from China will need to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights to the U.S. starting next week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The testing EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end? 12/28/2022 08:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the southern border. Title 42, as it’s called, has been used more than 2.5 million times to expel migrants since March 2020, althou Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers 12/28/2022 03:52am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said Wednesday. For most of the pandemic, Hong Kong has aligned itself with China’s “zero-COVID” strat Asian shares mixed after tech-led decline on Wall Street 12/28/2022 12:43am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a post-holiday retreat on Wall Street, as markets count down to the end of a painful year for investors. Shares fell in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul but rose in Hong Kong as the Chinese government took further steps to reopen to foreign tra