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‘Racist’ editorial gets 3 Wall Street Journal reporters fired from China
Feb 19, 2020 13:17China has expelled three reporters working for The Wall Street Journal over a “racist” editorial, calling the country “the Real Sick Man of Asia.”
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China coronavirus fatalities pass 2,000 as infection cases decline
Feb 19, 2020 05:48The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in mainland China has surpassed the 2,000 mark, despite a decline in new infection cases for the second straight day amid stricter containment measures by local authorities in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan.
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Quarantine for Iranian students returned from China now over
Feb 18, 2020 11:56Iranian authorities have ended a 14-day quarantine for dozens of students who had been flown back home from central China over fears they might contract coronavirus.
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China using plasma from recovered patients to treat coronavirus
Feb 18, 2020 04:34Chinese doctors are using infusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus to treat critically ill patients still battling the disease.
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China reports rise in new virus cases as death toll nears 1,800
Feb 17, 2020 07:29China has once again reported a rise in the coronavirus infection rate in Hubei Province — the epicenter of the outbreak — two days after a fall in the number as the death toll from the disease nears 1,800.
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Trump threatens to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries using Huawei: US diplomat
Feb 17, 2020 07:23US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries using China's Huawei technologies.
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Coronavirus could damage global growth in 2020: IMF
Feb 16, 2020 14:09The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow.
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Something special about bat immunity makes them ideal viral incubators
Feb 16, 2020 08:24Researchers say that rapidly replicating viruses that have evolved within bats will probably cause enhanced virulence if they jump to subsequent hosts, including humans, with immune systems that diverge from those unique to bats.
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China epidemic slows, prompting cautious optimism
Feb 16, 2020 07:59Figures show a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, prompting praise for China for its efforts to contain the epidemic.
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Study says US, China marked biggest hike in military spending in 10 yrs
Feb 16, 2020 06:05Global spending on defense rose by 4% in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases from the US and China, a study said Friday.