RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Adria and Ayman Arafat are finally on their way to Florida after spending months in the Gaza Strip due to coronavirus-related restrictions, but fear they will now face a much greater health risk. Palestinians sit in a taxi before crossing the Rafah border with Egypt, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A combination of coronavirus border closure and an unusual pressure campaign by a South Korean government willing to deal with North Korea could destroy networks that defectors have long used to start a new life, say activist groups. FILE PHOTO: Former North Korean defectors who were soldiers …
Read More »US health chief, on visit to Taiwan, responds to China’s pandemic response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized Beijing for trying to crack …
Read More »Hong Kong goods for export to US to be labeled are made in China
FILE PHOTO: A General View of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for Container Transportation in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip (Reuters) – Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States should be labeled to be made in China after September 25, according to …
Read More »Trump refuses to block U.S. citizens coming home if coronavirus infection was feared
FILE PHOTO: A sign informs travelers arriving at Logan Airport about the restrictions imposed by a Massachusetts Travel Order amid the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Boston, Massachusetts, US, August 3, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a measure …
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