Top 10 world news: China puts millions under lockdown after virus outbreak and more
Top 10 world news
After China's Xi'an city reported 52 new COVID-19 on Wednesday, authorities ordered a strict lockdown as millions were asked to stay home. Xi'an located in northern China has reported 143 COVID-19 cases so far.In a sign of fresh border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban forces uprooted barbed wires erected by the Pakistan security forces in the eastern Nangarhar province along the Durand Line, according to local media reports.
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China puts millions under lockdown after virus outbreak in Xi'an city
China's National Health Commission (NHC) official Lei Zhenglong had warned that the country cannot "let its guard down" with theOmicroncases being detected.
Taliban tear down barbed wire fence put up by Pakistan forces
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According to the Afghanistan-based Khama Press (KP) news agency, the barbed wires weredestroyed and brought to Afghanistan.
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