Top 10 world news: Anti-lockdown protests spread in China, Iran detains Khamenei's niece, and more

In the latest,Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outburstof public anger against the state regime. In connection with this, Tibet has also been suffering under China's stringent zero-Covid policy. In Iran,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, Farideh Moradkhani, has beendetained by Iranian authorities after she made a video she referred to her uncle's government as a "murderous and child-killing dictatorship." In the realm of climate change, activist, Greta Thunberg has made headlines by suing her native Sweden over climate inaction.

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China’s stringent ‘zero-Covid’ curbs trigger outrage, protests across the country

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Protests against China’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions erupted across the country including the financial hub Shanghai where hundreds of people hit the streets and reportedly chanted, “Down with the Chinese Communist Party, down with Xi Jinping”. This comes after a deadly fire in a high-rise building in China’s Xinjiang region on Thursdaykilled at least 10 people as curbs allegedly obstructed escape and rescue operations.

Italy Ischia landslide: State of emergency announced; death toll rises to two

Italy has declared a state of emergency following the Ischia landslide that has reportedly killed two people, while another tenare still missing.At the conclusion of the emergency cabinet meeting that imposed the state of emergency, Nello Musumeci, the minister for civil protection, said that the first tranche of the two million euro relief funds had been released.

Iran: Bank manager sacked for providing service to woman without veil

An Iranian bank manager who served a lady who was not wearing a head covering has been sacked as protests over the requirement to cover one's head rock the Islamic Republic.The 80 millionnation has a legislation requiring women to cover their heads, necks, and hair, which is upheld by the morality police.

Tibetans face torture, abuse under China's zero-Covid restrictions

Local Tibetans' lives are a living misery as a result of China's zero-Covid policy. Tibetans are subjected to inhumane Covid restrictions that leave them abused, traumatised, harassed, and powerless because they aren't even permitted to express their outrage or make contact with their family outside Tibet.

Greta Thunberg, 600 other environmental activists sue Sweden over climate inaction

Swedish environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, famous for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation,joined hundreds of other youths in suing the Swedish government for what they claim is inaction on climate change on Friday in Stockholm.

Iran detained Khamenei's niece after she criticised regime, confirms brother

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, Farideh Moradkhani, has beendetained by Iranian authorities after she made a video in which she referred to her uncle's government as a "murderous and child-killing dictatorship."She was previously imprisoned in Iran and hails from a family line with a history of criticising the country's Islamic rulers.

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Belarus foreign minister Vladimir Makei dies at the age of 64

Vladimir Makei, the long-standing foreign minister of Belarus has passed away suddenly at the age of 64, the state news agency Belta reported on Saturday (November 26).Makei, who held his post since 2012, was supposed to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Minsk on Monday.