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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…
‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
World
July 26, 2021
‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
XINXIANG, China, July 26 (Reuters) – Chinese farmer Cheng wades through knee-deep water, pulling dead pigs behind him one-by-one by…
China accuses US of creating ‘imaginary enemy’ in high-level talks
World
July 26, 2021
China accuses US of creating ‘imaginary enemy’ in high-level talks
BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) – A top Chinese diplomat took a confrontational tone on Monday in rare high-level talks with…
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
World
July 25, 2021
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
SHANGHAI (AP) — Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday, after airline flights and trains were…
Study: Chinese COVID shot may offer elderly poor protection
World
July 23, 2021
Study: Chinese COVID shot may offer elderly poor protection
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new study suggests that a Sinopharm vaccine offers poor protection from COVID-19 among the elderly,…