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Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
World
June 15, 2020
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
Hong Kong’s Disneyland will reopen its doors on Thursday following nearly five months of closure, the park said Monday, in…
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
World
June 15, 2020
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
China reported dozens of new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Monday as a growing cluster of infections…
China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily count since April
World
June 14, 2020
China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily count since April
China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grew about…
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
World
June 13, 2020
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network
World
June 12, 2020
Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network
Twitter said Friday it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong…
Hong Kong’s increasing divide portends a tumultuous future
World
June 12, 2020
Hong Kong’s increasing divide portends a tumultuous future
BEIJING (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong got its government to withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they’re getting…
US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud
World
June 10, 2020
US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud
Russia called Tuesday on the United States to make a “positive” proposal as the powers open talks on a major…
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
World
June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
World
June 9, 2020
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since…
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
World
June 9, 2020
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
Hong Kong on Tuesday marked a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a…