Singapore PM warns US against hard line toward China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned the United States against aggressively challenging…
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Covid returns to China’s Wuhan as global Delta variant woes mount
by Jing Xuan TENG and AFP Bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in China's Wuhan said Tuesday they would test…
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Death toll in central China floods rises to 302, dozens still missing
by Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least…
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Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to…
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Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday…
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Two more parts of China report Covid outbreaks
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's worst coronavirus outbreak in months has spread to two more parts of the country,…
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China virus success under threat as Delta variant spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A coronavirus cluster that emerged in the Chinese city of Nanjing has now reached five…
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Blinken meets WHO chief, supports probe into Covid origins
KUWAIT City, Kuwait (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization,…
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Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted…
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China’s sea claims have ‘no basis’ in international law: US
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South…
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Death toll from Henan floods rises to 71 as China braces for more rain
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from floods in central China's Henan province rose to 71 on Tuesday as…
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Sandstorm engulfs desert city in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A wall of sand over 100 metres high swallowed a city on the fringes of the…
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