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Shanghai authorities put up barriers on Monday around a city centre area where hundreds of people protested over the weekend against heavy COVID-19 measures, one of several demonstrations that have flared across the country. ( read original story ...)

A security guard in a protective suit keeps watch behind a barrier at a sealed residential area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China. REUTERS/Al ( read original story ...)

Chinese police attacked a BBC journalist reporting on the anti-lockdown protests in Shanghai before detaining him for several hours, the network announced. ( read original story ...)

There was heavy police presence in some areas where huge crowds gathered in Shanghai, after protesters at one of the locations on Saturday called for President Xi Jinping to step down, a level of national dissent unheard of since he took power a decade ago. ( read original story ...)

Protestors in Shanghai are chanting anti-government slogans. It is unclear if arrests alone can stop simmering anger from nearly three years of harsh Covid lockdowns from boiling into something bigger. ( read original story ...)

Following the return of the Beijing Marathon earlier this month after a two-year hiatus, the Shanghai and Xiamen marathons were held on Sunday, attracting 18,000 and 28,000 runners respectively. The ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai reported 16 new domestically transmitted symptomatic coronavirus cases for Nov. 27, up from 11 a day earlier, while 128 local asymptomatic cases were reported, up from 119 the previous day, the city government said on Monday. ( read original story ...)