The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment holds a child while taking a swab sample from his mother to …
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Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal statement to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with the United States in the growing row. In a statement released Thursday, Australia said there was “no legal basis” for several disputed Chinese claims …
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Authorities have tightened security outside the United States consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu as US personnel prepared to leave, a day after China ordered to close in response to a US order that China close. its consulate in Houston. The eye-for-an-eye closures represent a sharp deterioration in relations …
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US federal agents reverted to using tear gas in an attempt to disperse a large crowd of protesters outside federal court in the city of Portland, Oregon, after several fireworks were fired at the building during a Black Lives Matter rally. Thousands of people gathered Friday night on the streets …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – HSBC on Saturday denied Chinese media reports of having “framed” Huawei Technologies and played a role in the arrest of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. FILE PHOTO: HSBC Headquarters lights up in Hong Kong’s Central Business District on November 3, …
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