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Three Chinese cities “relax” anticovid restrictions
Cities such as Beijing, Canton (southeast), Shenzhen (southeast) or Chongqing (center) continue to relax some of their anti-covid restrictions after the Government declared that “the conditions exist to adjust measures”, although the Chinese capital today refuted rumors of a “total openness”.
Guangzhou, despite dealing for weeks with a regrowth that is throwing thousands of new cases daily, continues a relative reopening that began in the middle of the week.
“In my district it is no longer necessary to show a negative PCR result to enter establishments,” a city resident explained to Efe, who this week registered clashes between protesters in confined neighborhoods with security forces.
PCR tests carried out in the previous 72 hours or less have been necessary for months in Chinese cities to access places such as supermarkets, parks or stores, giving rise to long lines at the sampling booths that have created discontent among the population. .
Storm in Rome left the city completely flooded
The Italian capital is this Saturday completely flooded by a strong storm that has forced the firefighters and the local police to carry out more than 250 interventions last night, as the heavy rainfall, which is still continuing, has caused numerous incidents and problems of traffic.
Falling trees and branches, minor accidents and flooding of roads and basements have occurred in recent hours and have forced the intervention of dozens of firefighters and police officers, who continued to work this morning throughout the metropolitan area due to the numerous problems caused due to the rain, particularly in road traffic, with a high risk for cars and motorcycles.
The Eternal City is totally affected, with the most critical situations in the area of Via Appia Nuova and Via Collatina, but also along the banks of the Tiber, with the Giovanni XXIII tunnel closed due to an accident in which, without However, no injuries were reported, according to local media.
Pope Francis invited to have a Christmas different from the “consumer and commercial”
Pope Francis encouraged rediscovering Christmas symbols as important as the “simple and familiar” nativity scene, which recalls “a Christmas different from the consumer and commercial one”, in the audience for the donors of the tree and the nativity scene that will decorate the Vatican this year and among whom was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Mario Bucaro Flores.
“The tree and the manger are two signs that continue to fascinate young and old alike,” said the pontiff, thanking the decorations received, including a traditional Guatemalan nativity scene with a handmade representation made up of the Holy Family and three angels that will adorn the Hall. Paul VI of the Vatican.
In addition to Bucaro Flores, Francisco also received the representatives of the Italian municipalities of Sutrio (north) and Roselló (center), where the other official gifts that will decorate San Pedro Square this year come from, a nativity scene and a Christmas tree. Christmas, respectively.
President of France met with Elon Musk to discuss Twitter
French President Emmanuel Macron met with businessman Elon Musk during his trip to the United States and the two had a “clear and candid conversation” about Twitter and content moderation.
As the French president shared on that social network during the early morning, the meeting, in person, took place on Friday afternoon.
“In keeping with our ambition to decarbonize and reindustrialize France and Europe, I spoke today with Elon Musk about future green industrial projects, especially about the manufacturing of electric and battery vehicles,” the president conveyed.
But Macron also took advantage of the meeting to talk about Twitter and the two had, he said, a “clear and sincere conversation.”
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