Olympics - River Seine locked down ahead of Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Metal fences were erected, shutting the area off to anyone without a pass.
Fri Jul 19 2024
Palestinians protest as Jerusalem refugee camp locked down
The incidents continue months of escalating tensions that have deepened since Israeli forces began a crackdown.
Thu Oct 13 2022
Casino hub Macau launches third round of COVID testing as infections rise
Authorities in Macau have locked down multiple buildings and put more than 5,000 people in quarantine in the past few days.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Macau hotel locked down after COVID case, 700 people to be quarantined - Media
A hotel and casino resort in the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau was locked down by authorities with 700 people inside.
Tue Jun 21 2022
No work and nowhere to live: A rural migrant's ordeal in locked-down Shanghai
More than 290 million people from China's vast countryside are migrant workers, drawn to coastal mega-cities in particular for work.
Fri May 27 2022
How shopping bags became the only outward sign of wealth in China's locked-down city
Unable to renew their wardrobes since the end of March, Shanghai residents are showing off their wealth with shopping bags.
Sat Apr 23 2022
Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest
Roads were blocked, shops were shut, phones were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan.
Tue Oct 26 2021
The world's most locked-down city set to open up
Melbourne is the world's most locked down city clocking nearly 9 months under hard stay-at-home orders for the city's 5 million people.
Sun Oct 17 2021
Exclusive: Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails - Source
Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts.
Sat Sep 04 2021
Melbourne extends COVID lockdown; 'no jab, no job' in Sydney
Melbourne will stay locked down for a second week after reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases.
Wed Aug 11 2021
Locked-down Sydney warned worse may be ahead, COVID-19 cases at 2021 high
Its vaccination rollout has been among the slowest due to supply constraints and changing medical advice for its mainstay AstraZeneca.
Sat Jul 10 2021
'Instagram Lite' rolls out to 170 countries, extending reach
The rollout comes amid growth in social networks as people locked down during the pandemic turn increasingly to online services.
Thu Mar 11 2021
France was right to decide against new national lockdown - Health Minister
Veran also told France Info radio "it is possible and indeed preferable" that France would not have to be locked down again.
Tue Feb 09 2021
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
A fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away caused a temporarily locked down during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Tue Jan 19 2021
Anne Hathaway races to release 'Locked Down' COVID-19 rom-com
The film tells the story of a couple on the verge of breaking up, until coronavirus restrictions leave them stuck together in London.
Fri Jan 15 2021