According to a new survey, a large majority of Americans blame China for the worldwide spread of the coronavirus as animosity toward the country increases. According to the study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, more than three-quarters of Americans, 78 percent, attribute “a large part or a good …
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LONDON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of fanning a new Cold War because certain politicians were looking for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the US presidential election in November. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain Liu Xiaoming gestures during a press conference in …
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(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that a “forced decoupling” of its economy from India, following a border clash in the Himalayas last month that killed 20 Indian soldiers, would harm both countries. The Chinese ambassador said that China was not a strategic threat to India and that “the overall …
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Leading activist Joshua Wong and 11 other opposition figures were unable to participate in Hong Kong’s upcoming legislative elections, a move they denounced as the latest assault on China’s critics of the semi-autonomous city. The Hong Kong government, in a statement Thursday, said electoral authorities had disqualified the 12 nominees …
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The best place to see the night sky is the highest dome on the Antarctic plateau, the coldest known place on Earth, where the stars seem to “shine” the least. Dome A, or ‘Argus’, located in the center of East Antarctica at a height of 13,428 feet above sea level, …
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