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Asian markets, crude drop on China Covid unrest
Asian markets, crude drop on China Covid unrest
by  AFP

Stocks and oil prices sank Monday on concerns about protests across China at the government's hardline zero-Covid policy, fuelling uncertainty in the world's number two economy. The prospect of a hit to demand in the world's biggest crude importer hammered oil prices, with both main contracts down more than two percent.

China censors rare, nationwide protests
China censors rare, nationwide protests
by  AFP

China's censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.

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