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World's most trafficked mammal gives Trump new way to hit China
Aug 09, 2020 04:45A petition from environmentalists to reprimand Beijing for illegally trading an endangered species could ultimately bar US imports of any wildlife from China amid heightened concerns about the role animals play in pandemics.
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US sanctions Hong Kong leader; China blasts 'barbarous' move
Aug 08, 2020 08:59The US administration has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June.
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China warns US against 'dangerous moves' on Taiwan
Aug 07, 2020 03:43China has warned the United States against taking “dangerous moves," on Taiwan after Washington announced it was sending a senior official on a diplomatic visit to the self-ruled island.
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China doesn’t want diplomatic war with US: Foreign minister
Aug 06, 2020 10:35China says it has no intention of ratcheting up tensions with the United States and engaging in a diplomatic war with Washington.
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US-China war no longer inconceivable: Australia PM
Aug 06, 2020 03:44Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says war between the United States and China is "no longer inconceivable."
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China: US must avoid ‘seriously endangering’ relations with us
Aug 06, 2020 00:39China said Wednesday a visit by a top US cabinet member to Taiwan was endangering peace and stability in the region, with relations between the two powers at historic lows.
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As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever shakier
Aug 05, 2020 09:12The world economic outlook has dimmed again, with still-rising coronavirus infections and the risk of renewed lockdowns increasing the chances that any rebound will reverse course. Over 17 million people have been infected worldwide by the coronavirus and more than two-thirds of a million people have died. That has forced governments to impose strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of the virus, keeping citizens at home and businesses closed and spurring recessions that aren’t over yet.
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The way the coronavirus messes with smell hints at how it affects the brain
Aug 05, 2020 09:00The virus responsible for COVID-19 can steal a person’s sense of smell, leaving them noseblind to fresh-cut grass, a pungent meal or even their own stale clothes. But so far, details remain elusive about how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can infiltrate and shut down the body’s smelling machinery.
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In affront to China, US announces highest-level visit to Taiwan in decades
Aug 05, 2020 03:25The United States says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the coming days, marking the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island in decades, amid escalatory posturing toward China.
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China to retaliate potential US expulsion of journalists
Aug 04, 2020 11:26China says it will retaliate the United States’ potential expulsion of Chinese journalists, following a move by Washington to decline to renew their visas.