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China imposes Covid lockdown on area around iPhone factory
China imposes Covid lockdown on area around iPhone factory
by  AFP

Chinese authorities on Wednesday locked down the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility to avoid a virus outbreak and the resulting restrictions. Local governments in the area surrounding Zhengzhou city have asked Foxconn workers to register with authorities if they return home and to complete several days of quarantine upon arrival.

In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high and dry
In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high and dry
by  AFP

An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly it floated. A 2020 study in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment said global annual mean lake evaporation rates are forecast to increase 16 percent by 2100.

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