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Qatari World Cup streaming service partly inaccessible in Saudi
Qatari World Cup streaming service partly inaccessible in Saudi
World
by  AFP

The official streaming platform of the World Cup is inaccessible in much of Saudi Arabia, subscribers told AFP on Saturday, saying they had received no explanation for the outage. Several subscribers in Saudi Arabia told AFP on Saturday they had been unable to access the service since the World Cup began on November 20.

Deadly Xinjiang fire stirs anger at China's zero-Covid policy
Deadly Xinjiang fire stirs anger at China's zero-Covid policy
World
by  AFP

A deadly fire in China's northwest Xinjiang region has spurred an outpouring of anger at the country's zero-Covid policy, as Beijing fights growing public fatigue over its hardline approach to containing the coronavirus. The action comes against a backdrop of mounting public frustration over the government's zero-tolerance approach to Covid and follows sporadic protests in other cities.