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World Jun 30
China approves contentious Hong Kong national security lawHONG KONG (AP) — China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between…
World Jun 28
World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears of worse to comeThe world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases -- and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could…
World Jun 17
New Beijing outbreak raises virus fears for rest of worldChina raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights into Beijing amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital.
World Jun 16
Beijing expands lockdowns as cases top 100 in new outbreakChinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that appeared to have largely contained the…
World May 21
China considering a bill to crack down on Hong Kong oppositionChina’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, says spokesperson.
World Apr 18
Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship growsGovernments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due.
World Apr 17
Nations struggle to count virus tollChina has announced that the coronavirus death toll Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than previously reported. The revision highlights just how seriously current figures may be understating the true toll of the pandemic around the globe.
Health Apr 14
China moves to block new virus flare-up on Russian borderChina is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic.
World Apr 01
How accurate are China’s virus numbers?Intentional or not, there is reason to believe that more people in China died of COVID-19 than the official tally, which stood at 3,312 at the end of Tuesday. The same applies to the 81,554 confirmed cases, now exceeded by…
World Mar 19
On COVID-19, Wuhan offers hope as Italy nears stark death tollThe Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections, but Italy appeared set to surpass China's death toll from the virus.
