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China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in…

New domestic cases in Beijing raise fears of new virus wave

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including six domestic cases in the capital…

Beijing bans ‘uncivilized’ behaviour to improve public hygiene

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing has banned "uncivilized" behaviour such as not covering the mouth and nose when coughing…

Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’

by Ludovic EHRET Agence France-Presse Beijing, China (AFP) — After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang…

China reports no new local virus cases for second day

BEIJING, China (AFP)— China on Friday reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a second straight day, but…

China virus expert says earlier action would have reduced infections

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China would have seen far fewer infections from the new coronavirus if it had been…

Chinese stocks crash as viral panic infects markets

  by Dan Martin / LAN Lianchao Agence France Presse Chinese stocks collapsed Monday with Shanghai's index posting its biggest…

Chinese central bank to pump $173 bln into economy in virus fight

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's central bank said Sunday it would pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 bln) into the…

China’s health commission warns of “walking source of infection”- patients without fever but have nCoV

  (Eagle News) -- People who have either no symptoms of the novel coronavirus or have not developed them yet…

Global alarm grows as Beijing reports first virus death; death toll hits 82

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- China's capital on Monday recorded its first death from…

Taiwan’s Tsai wins landslide in stinging result for China

  by Amber WANG / Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen declared a…

Beijing says no one can stop Taiwan ‘reunification’

Beijing, China (AFP) --  China's defense minister made an uncompromising call Monday for the "reunification" of Taiwan with the mainland,…

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