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China slams US sanctions

Beijing strongly condemns sanctions imposed by Washington on seven officials in China's Hong Kong Liaison Office. The office also slammed the so-called business advisory issued by president Joe Biden’s administration, that warned US businesses about the risks to their operations in Hong Kong. It said China will not accept what it called American bullying and double standards. The US Treasury Department said the sanctions were imposed over Beijing's crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. Beijing and Washington have been at odds over Hong Kong since China approved a security law for the city in June last year. The US says the law curtails freedoms in Hong Kong, a claim rejected by China.

Brazil’s coronavirus crisis

Brazil’s total death toll from covid-19 exceeds 540,000 as the country registered over 1400 new daily fatalities. Brazil faces the world's second-deadliest coronavirus outbreak after the US. The South American country has also logged more than 45,500 new daily cases, raising its total tally to over 19.3 million. Meanwhile, the approval rating for the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has hit an all-time low. Bolsonaro is under fire for mishandling the coronavirus pandemic as well as corruption allegations involving the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.

South Africa "insurrection"

South Africa’s president says the week-long unrest in the country was meant to incite an insurrection. Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to bring those behind the unrest to justice, saying the instigators have already been identified. He added that the violence has done enormous damage to the country’s economy. This comes as the death toll from the violence rose to 212 on Friday. Earlier, Ramaphosa authorized the deployment of 25-thousand reserve army personnel, who will be on the streets for almost a month. South Africa plunged into chaos after former president Jacob Zuma turned himself in to serve a 15-month jail term. Zuma was convicted of contempt of court after he failed to appear before a commission looking into graft scandals during his presidency.


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