BEIJING (AP) – The president and director of a health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired after a recent outbreak of a coronavirus in China, officials said Thursday. A brief notice on the official microblog of the Qingdao city government on Thursday states that Sui …
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BEIJING (AP) – Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for coronavirus this week, the government announced Monday after finding nine cases linked to a hospital. The announcement breaks a two-month streak of reports of virus transmission in China, although China has …
Read More »Experts warn of cheerfulness, over one million cases in India
New Delhi (AP) – India’s confirmed coronavirus toll has crossed one million on Sunday, with many new cases sinking in recent weeks, health experts warn. The health ministry has registered another 74,383 infections in the last 24 hours. India is expected to become the worst-affected country in the coming weeks, …
Read More »Senator Rubio says US should try to delay China’s Ant Group IPO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio, who urged the Trump administration to step up its investigation into Chinese companies, on Friday called on the US government to consider options to delay China’s Ant Group’s initial public offering, which is China’s ultimate brick-commerce giant. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to Secretary of …
Read More »Trump steel tariff swing brings job losses to the state of Michigan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump promised a new dawn in 2016 for the struggling U.S. steel industry, and the lure of new jobs in the Midwestern states, including Michigan, helped him win a surprise election. File photo: U.S. The entrance to the Steel Great Lakes Works Plant, September 24, …
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