Apple is “struggling to clear jammed shipments” at the Indian port of Chennai after the country stepped up scrutiny of imports from China following mounting tensions between the two nations. Reuters reports that customs officials at the South Indian port have withheld more than 150 shipments of smartphones and electronic …
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A flu virus found in pigs in China has pandemic potential and needs to be monitored “urgently,” researchers warn in study in peer-reviewed journal. PNAS this week. Threat alert: While it has not been transmitted from human to human, the virus is causing concern because it is a genetic mix …
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On Wednesday, federal authorities in New York seized a shipment of fabrics and other beauty accessories suspected of being made from human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. US Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that there were 13 tons (11.8 metric tons) …
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India will not compromise its strategic interest, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday, even as New Delhi and Beijing seek to calm tensions after last month’s border clash in the Himalayas. A “violent confrontation” in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead. While India said both sides …
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Protesters sing for five demands during street protests on Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China on July 1, 2020. Tommy Walker | NurPhoto | fake pictures About 370 protesters were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 10 of them were detained for violating the new security law just a …
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