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Chinese pray for health during Lunar New Year as COVID death toll rises

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Chinese pray for health during Lunar New Year as COVID death toll rises

BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – China marked the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as authorities reported nearly 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about a kilometer (half a mile) … Read more

Pig kills butcher at Hong Kong slaughterhouse

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Pig kills butcher at Hong Kong slaughterhouse

CNN — A butcher died on Friday trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong, city police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked at the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts near its border with mainland China, was knocked down by the struggling pig and injured by 40 centimeters of meat (15 inches). … Read more