AP News Digest 3:15 am

Tuesday 29 November 2022 06:47 GMT

AP News Digest 3:15 am

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests after crowds angered by its severe “zero COVID” restrictions called for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. With police out in force, there was no word of protests Tuesday in Beijing, Shanghai or other major cities. By Joe McDonald. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-TORTURE — A network of torture chambers is being uncovered in Kherson, two weeks after Russians retreated from the city, which they occupied for eight months. Authorities say five torture rooms have been found and at least four more in the wider Kherson region, where people were confined, beaten, subjected to electric shocks, interrogated and threatened with death. By Sam Mednick. SENT: 980 words, photo.

UNITED STATES-FRANCE — French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Washington this week for the first state visit of Joe Biden’s presidency — a revival of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Aamer Madhani and Sylvie Corbet. SENT: 960 words, photos.

RAILROAD CONTRACT TALKS — Biden asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers would take up legislation this week to impose the deal that unions agreed to in September. By Business Writer Josh Funk. SENT: 1,010 words, photo.

HAWAII VOLCANO-EXPLAINER — Quiet for four decades, the world’s largest active volcano began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island late Sunday. Officials are telling residents to be prepared in case Mauna Loa starts sending lava toward communities, but so far few people seem fazed by the eruption, which started at the caldera and moved to the northeast flank Monday. Here’s some things to know about Mauna Loa. By Audrey McAvoy. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, videos. With HAWAII VOLCANO — Erupting Hawaii volcano spurs warning for people to prepare.

WCUP-ANALYSIS-THE WORLD TURNS — Soccer is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues. But it is at times a reflection of the entire planet. Nations, their disputes and their aspirations don’t just go away when the competition begins. The political issues have been coming fast and furious on a near-daily basis at one of the most heavily scrutinized World Cups in the tournament’s history. By Tamer Fakahany. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 a.m. Also see MORE ON WORLD CUP below.

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