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The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat

by Beiyi SEOW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being…

China’s UN envoy: beat virus before probing its origins

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- China will not invite international experts to investigate the source of COVID-19 until the "final victory"…

China warns Hong Kong protesters against ‘stirring up trouble’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned Hong Kong protesters Wednesday it would not tolerate them "stirring up trouble again" in…

China launch of key new space rocket ‘successful’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a new rocket and prototype spacecraft, state media said, in a…

Virus detectives tracking COVID-19 to its genetic origins

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus in…

First giant panda born in Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Wu Wen, a giant panda loaned to a Dutch zoo by China, has given birth…

US Secretary of State Pompeo steps up pressure on China over pandemic handling

by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday stepped up a US campaign to hold…

US President Trump points finger at China lab as WHO asks to join virus probe

  by Sebastian Smith, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump has…

Trump says evidence ties virus to Wuhan lab, threatens tariffs

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs against Beijing after claiming there is…

‘Don’t waste a minute’: Chinese firm readies mass vaccine production

by Patrick BAERT Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing holds up…

Students return to class in Shanghai and Beijing

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of students returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing Monday after months of…

Back to school in China as lockdowns start to ease

by Sebastien RICCI and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Children in China's two most important cities…

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