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Theories on origins of COVID-19 disease
Apr 23, 2020 04:28There are many theories about the exact origins of the novel coronavirus, designated “nCoV-2019” by World Health Organization or commonly referred to as COVID-19 disease, also called SARS-CoV-2 because it is related to SARS pathogen. Theories about the missing link for transmission of the new coronavirus from bats to humans abound.
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Australian frigate joins US fleet in South China Sea
Apr 23, 2020 03:53An Australian frigate has joined three US warships in the disputed South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel has been based, raising concerns over an escalation of tensions.
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Tough times for tourism, but UNWTO predicts holiday traffic will return
Apr 22, 2020 09:50Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry — which accounts for 10 percent of global GDP — finds itself in a unique position to help put the global economy back on its feet, once the pandemic has passed. That’s the view from the UN World Travel Organization (UNWTO), which is closely monitoring the new coronavirus crisis from its Madrid headquarters and collaborating with other UN agencies on ways to mitigate its impact.
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China slams Australia for copying US, blaming Beijing for pandemic
Apr 22, 2020 04:19China has censured Australia for copying the United States and attempting to frame Beijing as the party responsible for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump is playing a deadly game in deflecting COVID-19 blame to China
Apr 21, 2020 03:44US President Donald Trump raised the stakes again recently, alleging that China deliberately under-reported virus deaths. He gave credence to a conspiracy theory, already debunked by the Pentagon, that a biotech weapons lab in Wuhan caused the original outbreak.
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China condemns US, UK criticism of arrests in Hong Kong
Apr 20, 2020 09:55China’s Foreign Ministry has condemned recent remarks by Western officials who criticized the arrest of several protest organizers in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong police arrest 15 over last year’s violent rallies
Apr 19, 2020 07:45Police in Hong Kong have arrested more than a dozen high-profile activists and campaigners as part of a sweeping operation aimed at bringing to justice organizers of violent anti-government rallies in the Chinese territory last year.
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Iranian speaker praises China for help in coronavirus battle
Apr 19, 2020 02:51Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani hailed China’s success in containing the novel coronavirus and applauded the Asian country for assisting Iran in the fight against the infectious disease.
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France rejects US anti-China claim of COVID-19 link to Wuhan lab
Apr 18, 2020 10:56The French government has rejected as unfounded the recent US allegations linking a Chinese research laboratory in the city of Wuhan to the new coronavirus.
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China rejects US claim of holding secret nuclear weapon tests underground
Apr 17, 2020 10:53China says it shouldn’t have to bother denying a report from the US State Department that suggests the Chinese government may have triggered secret nuclear blasts at an underground test site last year.