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  Why Should We Be Concerned About the China-India Border Conflict Long-standing border tensions risk dangerous escalation as rivalry between these nuclear powers heats up. The conflict between Chinese and Indian troops over the two nations' 2,100-mile-long contentious border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in December 2022, demonstrates a concerning "one step forward, two steps back" tendency. This brawl was the bloodiest in the Galwan Valley since 2020, when violence killed 20 Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers. Although these skirmishes are frequently followed by talks and other measures to alleviate tensions, both parties have militarised their border policy and show no signs of relenting. And the border situation remains tight, with Beijing and New Delhi reinforcing their postures on either side of the LAC, raising the prospect of an escalation between the two nuclear-armed countries. On June 12, 2009, Indian soldiers are spotted in Tawang Va...
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Covid-19 updates from New Zealand and around the world on 11 May

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As Covid-19 spreads around the globe, the knowledge can be overwhelming. Our duty for RNZ is to send you confirmed, up to the minute, trustworthy information to help you make your life and health decisions. We'll also ask officials and decision-makers' questions about how they react to the virus. We strive to keep you updated.
She said shopping, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, and other public spaces, including playgrounds and gyms, could reopen Thursday, May 14.
From Monday 18 May, schools would return to regular classes, while bars would wait until Thursday 21 to reopen.
She warned that groupings — including gatherings, marriages, funerals and group bookings in restaurants or bars — would also be limited to 10 participants.
China's Wuhan records coronavirus first since lockdown
Wuhan, the focal point of China's novel coronavirus outbreak, declared Monday the first cluster of infections since a month ago a quarantine on central Chinese city was lifted, raising fears about a wider disease revival.
The latest infections sounded a note of caution in China's attempts to relax coronavirus-related restrictions as companies rebuild and individuals return to work.
Wuhan recorded five new confirmed cases, all in the same residential complex. One of them was an 89-year-old male patient 's wife identified in the city's first confirmed case in over a month ago.

"Currently, the city 's mission of disease prevention and control is still very high," Wuhan health authority said in a statement. "We must resolutely contain the rebound risk."
Both the new confirmed cases were previously identified as asymptomatic, people who test positive for the virus and can infect others but do not display clinical symptoms like fever.
Australia's biggest states avoid calming lockdowns
Australia's most populous states have limited Covid-19's calming limits, including some states permitted small gatherings and prepared to open restaurants in line with the federal government's three-stage business reopening program.
On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to lift most curbs by July in a three-step initiative to bring nearly 1 million people back to work, as the country has reduced new Covid-19 infections to less than 20 a day with tight lockdowns.
Australia 's cumulative Covid-19 deaths remain below 100.

Saturday's nation's capital, Canberra, and some states, encouraged people to start visiting each other again, with up to 10 people attending indoor and outdoor meetings, including weddings.
Throughout South Australia, restaurants and cafes will be permitted outdoor dining from Monday for up to 10 guests, and pubs, bars and restaurants will reopen next Friday in the Northern Territory.
Nonetheless, New South Wales and Victoria states, which make up over half of the country's population and almost two-thirds of the country's Covid-19 incidents, expect to announce proposals to relax business restrictions only next week.
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard said nearly 300,000 people were screened for coronavirus in the state on Saturday, and while 3,000 had screened positively, 82 percent were now well again.
Before Mother's Day on Sunday, Hazzard urged people not to give up on social distancing and hand-washing while visiting their mothers.

"It's really hard not to hug your mum or kiss your mum, but it's the wisest choice not to," said Hazzard.
Most nursing homes around the country have begun allowing restricted visits this weekend, with some requiring temperature tests and flu vaccine evidence before allowing visitors with a strict 1.5 meter social gap.
Although schools reopened last week in Western Australia and South Australia, Monday's state of Queensland was ready to send back kindergarten, year 1, 11, and 12 students.
but I have got a really excited grade 1 student who absolutely can not wait to go to school in my home, and I'm sure there's still plenty of kids and moms ready to go back to school, Minister Steven Miles told reporters Saturday.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Australia's fourth largest bank, told workers that they were planning for a phased return to work, with no more than 35% of their employees in the office at any time.
Today, New Zealand announced two new Covid-19 incidents, bringing the country 's total to 1492. Twenty-one coronavirus-related deaths.

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