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Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US
World
August 5, 2021
Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday plans to offer a temporary “safe haven” to thousands of…
IOC yet to talk to Belarus officials, China probe ongoing
World
August 5, 2021
IOC yet to talk to Belarus officials, China probe ongoing
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has yet to talk to any Belarussian team officials involved…
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
World
August 3, 2021
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local…
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
World
August 3, 2021
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks…
Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins
World
August 2, 2021
Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a…
China tech crackdown spooks global investors
World
July 30, 2021
China tech crackdown spooks global investors
Beijing’s widening clampdown on big technology firms sparked a major sell-off in their shares this week. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon…
Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
World
July 30, 2021
Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
HONG KONG (AP) — A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first…
Egypt to receive first electric train from China in August
Egypt
July 28, 2021
Egypt to receive first electric train from China in August
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) will receive from China in August the first train that will operate on the…
Risking China’s anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India
World
July 28, 2021
Risking China’s anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India
NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a representative of Tibet’s spiritual leader,…
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
Middle East
July 28, 2021
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile based on a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed…