Protests Erupt Across China Over Draconian Covid Restrictions
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King Charles met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski for tea at Windsor Castle yesterday, where they discussed a £12.3 million renovation of Prince Philip's family home in Greece.
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There's also a ten-metre infinity pool, ALONISSOS THESSALONIKI TAXI a barbecue terrace and a little garden with a lawn. On the tip of the Liakas peninsula on the Greek island of Kefalonia, facing a distant Zante, Villa Roberta has splendid sea views and a footpath to a platform with sunshades right by the water.
It has been reported by some Greek press that one topic of discussion during the meeting could be how to better manage and preserve the Tatoi estate, once the summer residence of the Greek royal family.
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Footage posted online showed hundreds of demonstrators confronting riot police on the streets of Urumqi, where many of the four million residents have been barred from leaving their homes for as long as 100 days.
It marks a sharp turn in public opinion. Early in the pandemic, China's approach to controlling the spread of Covid was praised by its own citizens - even as Beijing tried to dismiss widely held suspicions that the pandemic started after a leak at a Wuhan laboratory.
Bars and restaurants are within walking distance. This minimalist villa, brightened by Moroccan-style rugs and cushions, faces the Adriatic Sea in Torre Chianca in Puglia, Italy. There's an outdoor dining area, a brilliant roof terrace and a garden with pines, palms and cacti.
In Shanghai, protesters gathered at Middle Urumqi Road at midnight with flowers, candles and signs reading 'Urumqi, November 24, those who died rest in peace,' according to a participant who would give only his family name, VOLOS SERRES TAXI Zhao.
Meanwhile last night hundreds gathered to mourn the deaths of at least 10 people in an apartment fire last week in Urumqi in the Xinjiang region, where residents were sealed in their buildings to try to stop the spread of COVID.
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It's just above the fishing village of Steni Vala, with a well-maintained garden featuring a ten-metre pool. On the Greek island of Alonnisos in the northern Sporades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, Jura is a villa with great views across the water.
There's no pool, but a beach is a short drive away. The five bedrooms are super-comfortable. The interior is decorated with Andy Warhol and Gilbert & George prints and has a 'chill room' with a cinema screen.
Overlooking the sea on the west coast of Corsica, Villa Isabelle's highlight is a long, thin pool with underwater jets next to a large deck with sunloungers and a table for outdoor dining. Steps lead down to a small sandy beach.
The government said SKIATHOS ATHENS TAXI, railway, bus and other public services that had been suspended for weeks would resume. State-owned China Southern Airlines announced it would resume flights from Urumqi to four Chinese cities starting Monday.
President Xi Jinping´s government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas throughout China in an attempt to isolate every case at a time when other governments are easing controls and trying to live with the virus.
One of the lines is: 'Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves.' Other videos showed demonstrators in a plaza singing China's national anthem, seen as an attempt to protect themselves from accusations of being against the government.
There's a padel tennis court, ping pong, VOLOS KOMOTINI TAXI billiards, big pool, SKOPELOS THESSALONIKI TAXI sumptuous Berber tent for drinks before home-cooked dinners and gardens filled with orange trees, roses, palms and banks of bougainvillaea. You won't want to leave but if you do there's transport ready to whisk you into the medina or for hikes in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains about one hour's drive away.
Villa Le Scale in the little town of Anacapri on the Italian island of Capri is just that, complete with seven bedrooms with chandeliers, antiques, fine art (the owner is a renowned art and antique dealer), plus a courtyard with a pool and hot tub. Fancy staying in the former home of a 17th-century Italian aristocrat?
Inside, expect timber beams, stone floors, a wood-burning stove and two cosy rooms. Panoramic views of the rolling hills above the Niccone Valley are to be had from the sunloungers by the 12-metre pool, which is surrounded by well-kept gardens dotted with olive trees.
