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Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
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Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday

BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing was once again shrouded in smog on Saturday after several days of heavy pollution which have…
A look at what quarantine is like in Olympic-host Japan
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A look at what quarantine is like in Olympic-host Japan

TOKYO (AP) — What’s it like traveling to Japan, six months ahead of the Olympics? Almost impossible, unless you’re a…
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
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Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the…
WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

WUHAN, China (AP) — The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to…
UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes
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UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using…
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
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China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months,…
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
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Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged, can be held until Feb. 15
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged, can be held until Feb. 15

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar have charged deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi with having several illegally…
China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns
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China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Winter Olympics, due to begin in one year, offer China a chance to show off its…
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China

WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on…
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