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China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday it had revoked the license for the US consulate in the southwestern city…

India coronavirus deaths pass 30,000, more than France

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's death toll from the novel coronavirus overtook France's on Friday with 30,601 fatalities…

S. Korea reports worst economic performance in more than 20 years

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's economy recorded its worst performance in more than 20 years in the second…

Tensions soar as US orders China consulate shut

  by Mark Felix Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- US-Chinese relations, already tense over the coronavirus pandemic…

Ailing Saudi king chairs cabinet from hospital office

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Ailing Saudi King Salman chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from a hospital office late Tuesday,…

Hong Kong sets new virus record

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong reported 113 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, a new daily record as a…

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in…

Dubai expatriates race for new jobs after virus layoffs

by Aziz EL MASSASSI DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to…

South Korea’s first military satellite launched

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's first-ever military communications satellite has been successfully launched by private operator SpaceX, Seoul…

N. Korea’s Kim berates officials over troubled flagship hospital

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated officials for their "careless" construction of a flagship…

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