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Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

13 Sept 12:36 Key points summarised by AI

Hong Kong significantly eased COVID-19 restrictions, reopening beaches and pools, increasing restaurant seating capacity, and dropping outdoor mask mandates as new case numbers and deaths declined.
Beijing adjusted its 'zero-COVID' policy for international arrivals, shortening mandatory hotel quarantine from 21 days to 10 days, followed by a week of home isolation.
Despite the travel relaxation, Beijing maintains stringent domestic controls, including closing subway stations, limiting restaurants to takeout, and enforcing widespread mandatory testing to contain local outbreaks.
Further relaxation is anticipated in Hong Kong by mid-May, with plans to reopen bars and clubs and extend restaurant service hours, signaling a continued return to normalcy.

Yesterday 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.