Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s first large-scale effort to require Covid vaccinations appears to be over before it began. On Wednesday, the capital Beijing announced that from Monday, most people will have to be vaccinated before entering social gathering places such as gyms. On Thursday, the city removed the reference to the order, according to the state-run local newspaper, Beijing Daily. The report cited a member of the city’s virus prevention and control office as emphasizing the current rules — a negative virus test within the past 72 hours — for entering public spaces....

Mead, who has said her scoring form for club and country has been fueled by the disappointment of being left out of Team GB’s squad for the Tokyo Games, is the Lionesses’ leading scorer under new coach Sarina Wiegman. which was recruited by 2017 tournament holders the Netherlands. In front of a roaring 68,871 fans, England were made to work hard against an organized and dangerous Austria side who reached the semi-finals of Euro 2017, but Meade was the difference, getting the ball narrowly over the line in style to give in England the first-half lead....

The New York Times’ Jim Tankersley asked the President on the last day of the NATO summit in Madrid how long American drivers would have to pay a premium for petrol. “The war has pushed prices up – they could be as high as $ 200 a barrel,” said some analysts. “How long is it fair to expect American drivers and drivers around the world to pay this premium for this war?...

LONDON – What is to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? In part, the “toxic masculinity” of Russian President Vladimir Putin – according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – in statements that provoked a dose of sarcasm from the Kremlin and apparent approval from other world leaders. “If Putin were a woman, which obviously is not, but if he were, I really do not think he would have started a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence the way he is,” Johnson said....

Il sort de son silence pour mieux attaquer ceux qui lui ont fait renoncer à sa candidature aux législatives. Taha Bouhafs, journaliste et militant franco-algérien, a publié mardi sur son compte Twitter une “lettre aux révolutionnaires”, dans laquelle il estime que “l’heure de la clarification et de la vérité” a sonné, maintenant que les élections législatives sont passées. . Il reproche à La France Insoumise de ne pas avoir accepté de le confronter à la femme qui l’accuse de violences et de lui avoir demandé de mentir sur les raisons du retrait de sa candidature....

But months after Freedom Knob forced downtown Ottawa to shut down, with Canadian flags fluttering from trucks and prominently appearing in protest crowds, some Canadians are rethinking what the flag means to them. And since insignificant graves were discovered in residential schools that brought to the fore the devastating impact of colonialism in this country, the question of whether the Canadian flag is worth piling up has been more complicated than ever....

Sam Elsaadi, owner of Crêperie Rim on Sparks Street, said there was almost “nobody around” and some tourists he spoke with were unaware the event had been moved to LeBreton Flats due to ongoing construction on Parliament Hill. “It is disappointing. I have my workers here, I was telling them, ‘Expect Canada Day’s going to be busy, busy,’ and they were just making fun a little bit, like, ‘Where is the people?...

But two days before breaking the women’s Guinness World Record for the fastest ride across mainland Canada, she said, her trip was cut short Sunday by a collision with a motorcycle in southern Quebec. Hayes, who is originally from North Vancouver, said the motorcycle knocked her off her bike, leaving her with a concussion and a sprained ankle. “It’s not common for cyclists to get away fairly unscathed from things like this, so I feel very lucky,” she said in an interview....

AUGMENTATION POINT D’INDICE. Le point d’indice des fonctionnaires est revalorisé vendredi 1er juillet 2022 ! Pour qui ? Quel gain ? Et les contractuels ? On fait le point. Sommaire [Mis à jour le 1er juillet 2022 à 08h03] Le jour J est arrivé ! Le point d’indice des fonctionnaires augmente ce vendredi 1er juillet 2022 de 3,5% pour tous les agents de la fonction publique, contractuels compris. Attention, l’effet de cette revalorisation ne sera visible sur la fiche de paie des concernés qu’au mois d’août 2022....

The physics lab home to the world’s largest atom smasher announced Tuesday the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duet of four quarks at CERN, the site of the Geneva-based Large Hadron Collider, offers a new perspective on assessing the “strong force” that holds the nuclei of atoms together....

The chancellor, who resigned moments after Mr Javid, said: “People rightly expect government to be run properly, competently and seriously. I recognize this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards it’s worth fighting for and that’s why I’m resigning.” In his letter to the prime minister, Mr Javid said he “can no longer, in good conscience, continue to serve in this government”, as he referred to Mr Johnson’s tone and values ​​reflecting “to your colleagues, your party and ultimately the country....

In her tweet on Tuesday, Cheney shared an article from David Frances’ The Dispatch that was published in response to the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. In the article, entitled “The case for the prosecution of Donald Trump has just become much stronger”, the Frenchman admits that Trump may not face criminal prosecution, but that the latest testimony nevertheless helped link the former president to the violence....

SANTIAGO, Chile — In 2019, when hundreds of thousands of Chileans took to the streets in protest, a young tattooed politician helped broker a deal to end the unrest. The pact called for a new constitution to appease protesters clamoring for a fresh start — and a voice for those who had long been mostly shut out of the South American nation’s politics: women, indigenous people, the LGBT community. Now this young politician, a shaggy-haired 36-year-old former student activist, Gabriel Borich, is the president of Chile....

Businesses, schools and restaurants in Xi’an will close for a week, officials said Tuesday, after the Chinese city recorded a handful of Covid-19 cases. The capital of Shaanxi province has reported 18 cases since Saturday in a cluster driven by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, according to official statements. Some residents in “high risk areas” were told to stay at home. Zhang Yi, of the Shaanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told local media that the Omicron subvariant, known as BA....

Andrew van der Westhuizen, 36, died on Thursday following an accident in the city on May 11. He was cycling on a divided multi-use path when he collided with a commercial vehicle turning across the path. After being airlifted to Vancouver for surgery, he succumbed to his injuries on June 30. His wife, two children and many colleagues are reeling from the loss of the former radiologist whose death has an impact on the entire community....

Publication date: July 1, 2022 • 1 day ago • 3 min read • 23 comments Canada’s public health chief said booster shots could help reduce severe illness if the country sees a resurgence of COVID-19 in the fall and winter. Photo: Blair Gable/REUTERS Content of the article The strong decision by BC health officials to limit who gets fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine appears to be at odds with the advice of Canada’s chief medical officer....

In a statement Wednesday, NACI said the jurisdiction should plan to offer boosters to individuals at increased risk of serious illness from COVID, regardless of the number of booster doses they have previously taken. He says this should include people aged 65 and over, residents of long-term care or living facilities and people aged 12 and over with an underlying medical condition that puts them at high risk for serious COVID-19....

The two-vehicle crash in Yoho National Park around 1 p.m. killed a 31-year-old Alberta man about 17 kilometers west of Field, BC, according to a news release from the Golden-Field RCMP. A car and a pickup truck were involved in the crash, police said. An image of the scene shared by the Mounties shows the semi was carrying two cylindrical tanks. There are skid marks on the road and the truck is off the road....