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Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
World
February 13, 2021
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
World
February 10, 2021
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
World
February 10, 2021
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
World
February 9, 2021
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
World
February 9, 2021
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
World
February 8, 2021
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
World
February 6, 2021
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
World
February 3, 2021
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
World
February 3, 2021
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
World
February 2, 2021
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…