1/10 - Top international news developments of the day
2/10 - Facing pressure over border crossings, Biden steps up migrant expulsions
The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in his first major speech on border security.
3/10 - Facing pressure over border crossings, Biden steps up migrant expulsions
In November, US border officials encountered 82,000 migrants from those countries and Venezuela who were attempting to enter without permission at the border with Mexico, according to US government data.
4/10 - Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening
From Sunday, China will end the requirement for inbound travellers to quarantine. The abrupt changes have exposed many of China\'s 1.4 billion population to the virus for the first time, triggering an infection wave that is overwhelming some hospitals.
5/10 - Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening
More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that has been largely stuck at home for three years.
6/10 - Chinese health authority adjusts Covid prevention and control measures
China\'s main health authority has adjusted Covid-19 prevention and control measures, saying it aimed to optimise clinical categorisation and treatment nearly a month after it scrapped a rigid zero-Covid policy.
7/10 - Chinese health authority adjusts Covid prevention and control measures
On Dec. 7, the commission announced the most significant relaxation of its Covid prevention and control protocols since the pandemic began three years ago, abandoning its tough zero-Covid policy after unprecedented protests against the rules.
8/10 - UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms
Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather. The Met Office weather agency said the provisional annual average temperature in the UK was 10. 03°Celsius.
9/10 - UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms
Unlike the US and Canada, which have been hit by bitter cold and snowstorms, much of Europe is experiencing unseasonably warm winter weather.
10/10 - Indonesia president eyes cabinet reshuffle in coming days
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he may reshuffle his cabinet in the next few days, as some political sources bet on a last major realignment of his government to complete programmes ahead of elections due to be held in 2024.
