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The Independent says at least 11 persons died and four others sustained injuries after a fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in India’s southern state of Telangana on Wednesday.

Burnt wreckage and charred personal belongings have been found at the site of the plane crash in southern China, according to rescuers at the site.

The Guardian says China has locked down an industrial city of 9 million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases, as the nation’s “zero-Covid” strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

The Metro says as many as 133 people are feared dead after their plane crashed into a mountainous area and caught fire, Chinese state media have reported.

The Guardian says China has already decided to provide Russia with economic and financial support during its war on Ukraine and is contemplating sending military supplies such as armed drones, US officials fear.

The Guardian says a court in India has ruled that wearing a hijab is not an essential principle of Islam, in a setback to Muslim students who were demanding the right to wear the headscarf.

The Guardian says China’s government has locked down Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, as it tries to contain its worst ever Covid-19 outbreak across multiple provinces.

France24 says millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.

France24 says Mathilde calls Hong Kong home, but as the Covid tears through the city she are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.

The Metro says At least 11 people have been confirmed dead in the two days since a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia.