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Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing 11/01/2022 12:04am • BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing, the city government announced, while social media posts said some amusements kept operating for guests who were blocked from leaving. The park closed Monday for testing of staff and visito 'Manmade disaster': Officials criticized over Seoul deaths 10/31/2022 08:52pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul police assigned 137 officers to manage a crowd of Halloween revelers anticipated to number more than 100,000 over the weekend — a decision that has come under intense criticism following the deaths of more than 150 people when the group surged. 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But in a se UK orders all England's poultry kept in to fight bird flu 10/31/2022 11:46am • LONDON (AP) — British authorities said Monday that all poultry and other captive birds in England must be kept indoors from next week after bird flu was detected in dozens of farms across the country, as well as in wild birds. The U.K. is facing its worst ever outbreak of avian influenza, with ove Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes 10/31/2022 08:58am • BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. Empl Danish election could pave the way for a centrist government 10/31/2022 04:32am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year could end up as a kingmaker, with hi Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs 10/31/2022 01:56am • HONG KONG (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s new iPhone have walked out of their factory in northern China to avoid COVID-19 curbs after some coworkers were quarantined following a virus outbreak. Videos circulating on Chinese social media platforms showed people said to be Foxconn workers Chinese manufacturing weakens, adding to economic pressure 10/31/2022 01:10am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese manufacturing weakened in October, an official survey showed Monday, adding to downward pressure on the economy as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slowdown. A monthly purchasing managers’ index declined to 49.2 from September’s 50.1 on a 100-point scale whe In Xi's China, even internal reports fall prey to censorship 10/31/2022 12:36am • BEIJING (AP) — When the coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan in late 2019, reporter Liao Jun of China’s official Xinhua News Agency told conflicting stories to two very different audiences. Liao’s news dispatches assured readers the disease didn’t spread from person to person. But in a se Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs 10/30/2022 12:02pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Workers in a manufacturing facility in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou appear to have left to avoid COVID-19 curbs, with many traveling on foot for days after an unknown number of employees were quarantined in the facility after a virus outbreak. Videos circulating on Chines Flashy Dubai will cash in on a World Cup a short flight away 10/30/2022 04:30am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but the nearby flashy emirate of Dubai is also looking to cash in on the major sports tournament taking place just a short flight away. Some soccer fan clubs have already said they'll be co Hogan directs Md. hospitals to up pediatric staffing amid increase in RSV hospitalizations 10/28/2022 06:50pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced expansions to statewide preparedness efforts to combat an increase in the respiratory virus RSV on Friday, as well as an expected surge of COVID-19 and flu. Among the steps, Hogan directed hospitals to use $25 million in new funding to prioritize pediatric ICU Minnesota Gov. Walz, Jensen come out swinging in last debate 10/28/2022 05:08pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen came out swinging Friday in their final debate of the campaign as they gave voters a last chance to make head-to-head comparisons on how the candidates would lead Minnesota. "Scott's vision is a dark and fearful vis Massive learning setbacks show COVID's sweeping toll on kids 10/28/2022 03:14pm • The COVID-19 pandemic devastated poor children’s well-being, not just by closing their schools, but also by taking away their parents’ jobs, sickening their families and teachers, and adding chaos and fear to their daily lives. The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident