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Shanghai Disneyland was closed on Nov. 1 over a single coronavirus case, as Chinese authorities pressed ahead with their zero-infection strategy ahead of the Winter Olympics.

China had reduced most domestic cases to a trickle throughout the pandemic, but a flare-up in recent weeks has tested Beijing's determination to eliminate Covid-19 as much of the rest of the world opens up.

France savored a fresh sense of freedom on June 17 as people were allowed to remove face masks when outside for the first time since last autumn and  Disneyland Paris welcomed visitors after an eight-month COVID hiatus.

At a new "Star Wars" land at Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney Co will let visitors fly the Millennium Falcon and drink blue milk as it aims to satisfy a wide range of the space saga's fans with its most ambitious expansion ever.

A man carrying two handguns, ammunition and a Quran was arrested Jan. 28 at the Disneyland resort outside Paris, with the city still on edge after a devastating jihadist attack left 130 dead in November.

French police have arrested a man who was carrying two handguns at the Disneyland amusement park in Paris, an interior ministry official said.

According to local media, the 28-year-old man was carrying the two guns and a copy of the Koran in a bag.

He was detained while entering a hotel next to the theme park, after two handguns were detected by X-ray machines.