HANOI (Reuters) – The airport in the central Vietnamese resort town of Danang filled up on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and began evacuating 80,000 people. The Southeast Asian country is on high alert after authorities confirmed the community’s first infections since Saturday, and three other …
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CHENGDU, China (AP) – In the more than 40 years since China and the US established formal diplomatic relations, accusations have been exchanged, tensions have risen and fallen, and the two sides have come dangerously close to a direct confrontation. However, the forced closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston …
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FILE PHOTO: People are seen inside a Huawei store in a shopping mall in Beijing, China, July 14, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang (Reuters) – Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its 2020 India revenue target by up to 50% and is laying off more than half of …
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Health workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) enter a residential building complex during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) screening campaign in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India needs to be “more vigilant” as the new coronavirus threat persists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in …
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President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his annual speech in the Philippines on Monday, after having consolidated his power with firm control over Congress and a majority in the Supreme Court, but under increasing pressure on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. With 23 months remaining of his six-year term, Duterte …
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