China Protests: 'Xi Jinping! Step Down!'

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They’ve now spread to at least 10 cities with [protesters in Shanghai chanting “Xi Jinping! Step down! CCP! Step down!”]( and holding blank pieces of paper in reference to China’s strict censorship laws. On Monday Beijing announced it would no longer erect gates blocking access to apartment compounds where infections have been found, but reaffirmed its commitment to the “zero-COVID” policy — and ignored the protests entirely. China reported 40,347 new cases Sunday — a fifth straight daily record. (Sources: [AP](, [WaPo](, [Reuters]() Brace Yourselves Zelenskyy Warns Citizens to Expect More Missile Strikes “We understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes. We know that for sure,” the Ukrainian president said in his nightly address. “And as long as they have missiles, they won’t stop, unfortunately.” On that note, the U.K. defense ministry believes Russia is “[likely removing the nuclear warheads from aging nuclear cruise missiles](” and firing them at Ukraine. This “highlights the depletion in Russia’s stock of long-range missiles.” Meanwhile the head of Ukraine’s nuclear energy utility believes Russian troops might be preparing to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. “One gets the impression they’re packing their bags and stealing everything they can.” (Source: [The Guardian]() Tragic Landslides in Italy, Cameroon Kill At Least 21 A 3-week-old baby was among the seven people confirmed dead after an enormous landslide struck the Italian island of Ischia on Saturday morning. Five people remained missing with local firefighters fearing the worst: “Mud and water tend to fill every space,” said spokesperson Luca Cari. And on Sunday tragedy struck in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde when a 65-foot soil embankment collapsed on an outdoor funeral, killing at least 14. “We are carrying the corpses to the mortuary of the central hospital, while the search for other people, or corpses, is still ongoing,” said regional governor Naseri Paul Bea. (Sources: [AP](, [Reuters]() Ripple Effect Oil Prices, Asian Markets Slide Amid China Protests Brent crude dropped to $80.61 a barrel early Monday, its lowest price since January. The selling was prompted by “growing concerns about weaker fuel demand in China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases,” said Nissan Securities’ Hiroyuki Kikukawa, as well as “political uncertainty, caused by rare protests.” Asian markets also tanked in early trade, with bourses in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan [all down at the time of writing](. What’s more, the Chinese yuan plunged against the dollar — a sign that “investors are running ice cold on China,” said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management. (Sources: [Reuters](, [CNN]() Briefly Here are some things you should know about today: Happy ending. A pilot and his passenger were rescued from a small plane that had crashed into a power line tower in Maryland, causing power cuts in 100,000 homes. (Source: [WaPo]() Georgia runoff. Early voting is underway in the Dec. 6 runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker. An AARP poll put Warnock ahead by 4 points. (Source: [The Hill]() Somalia siege. At least four people have been killed and scores injured after Islamic militants attacked a popular hotel in Mogadishu. Several government ministers have confirmed that they survived the attack. (Source: [BBC]() [Strut Your Stuff…Before They’re Gone]( [Cariuma]( The shoe with the 77,000-person waitlist is back! 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Behavioral changes have been observed in rodents and humans, but the massive impact on wolves was unexpected. “We got that result and we just open-mouth stared at each other,” said co-author Connor Meyer. “This is way bigger than we thought it would be.” (Source: [Nature]() Scamtastic African Cybercrime Goes Global The surge in internet access in sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a weakening of criminal justice systems across the continent. This combo created a perfect storm for cybercrime, said Mark Shaw of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, who noted “a significant growth in skills in … hacking and similar activities but also romance fraud.” While some experts are heartened by a spate of arrests and confiscations, one South African official was less convinced. “You get a lot of publicity for law enforcement but really it’s little more than a speed bump for the criminals.” (Source: [The Guardian]() Bondi Bares All Famous Australian Beach Goes Nudist for a Day [Spencer Tunick’s]( latest project saw 2,500 people strip off at the Sydney landmark in a bid to get more Australians to go for regular skin checks (the country tops global skin cancer mortality charts). “Skin unites us and protects us,” said Tunick. “I use the amazing array of body types and skin tones to create my work, so it feels perfectly appropriate to take part in this effort.” Trisha Cladera had no profound reason for attending, however: “I thought it was a prime spot to get your kit off … You’ve only got one body, so why not celebrate it?” (Sources: [Reuters](, [The Guardian]() Final Curtain Dead at 63: Irene Cara, Star of ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ The Oscar-winning singer of “Flashdance … What a Feeling” died in Florida of “unknown” causes. Born to working-class parents in the Bronx in 1959 — or 1962 or 1964 — Irene Escalera was marked as a future star from a young age. She could play the piano by ear at age 5. While she did sing two of the biggest movie theme songs of the 1980s, her career stalled after she sued her record label for $10 million in lost revenue. A California jury eventually awarded her $1.5 million … But by then Cara said she’d been “virtually blacklisted” by the music industry. (Source: [NYT]() High Drama Soccer World Cup Continues to Surprise as Germany Cling On Notwithstanding the [many off-field controversies](, Qatar 2022 has over-delivered when it comes to sporting action. On Sunday alone, Japan followed up their heroics against Germany with a shock 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica; Belgium suffered an ignominious 2-0 loss to Morocco; Croatia booted Canada from the tournament; and Germany waited until the 83rd minute of their match against Spain to keep their championship hopes alive with a stunning equalizer from substitute Niclas Füllkrug. Riots erupted in Brussels in the wake of the Belgium match, as young Morocco fans celebrated their victory by setting fire to vehicles and hurling projectiles at police. (Sources: [Sporting News](, [Politico]() COMMUNITY What else are you curious about? Share your questions or thoughts with us at OzyCommunity@Ozy.com EPISODE 2 NOW STREAMING! 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