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The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday. CBC | World News
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China seeks to identify cause of mystery pneumonia infecting 44
Chinese health authorities are trying to identify what is causing an outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan, officials said on Friday, as the tally of cases rose to 44 and Singapore said it would screen arrivals on flights from there. CBC | World News
Read More »Google Maps: Mysterious fireballs spotted in South China sea – what are they?
Google Maps is a useful tool for gaining insight into far-flung locations across the globe. Occasionally users come across unexpected sightings, such as these mysterious glowing orbs in the South China sea. What could they be? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »China and India are richer than UK – so WHY are we still sending them AID MONEY?
BORIS JOHNSON is being urged to overhaul Britain’s £14.6bn foreign aid programme after it emerged tens of millions were being pumped into the massive economies of China and India which are both wealthy enough to run their own nuclear and space operations. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »China convicts researcher who claimed to create world’s first gene-edited babies
A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies was sentenced Monday to three years in prison because of his research, state media said. CBC | World News
Read More »Pompeo backs Canada on ‘coercive detentions’ of Canadians in China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China’s “coercive detentions of Canadian citizens.” CBC | World News
Read More »China denies forced labour accusations after plea found in Christmas card
China denied accusations of forced labour at a Shanghai prison on Monday, a day after media reports that a young girl had found a message in a Christmas card saying it had been packed by inmates. CBC | World News
Read More »As Russia, China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes in Idlib intensity
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »As Russia and China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes intensify in Idlib
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »Watch the World Cup freestyle skiing halfpipe in China
Watch live coverage of freestyle skiing halfpipe event on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET from Secret Garden in China. CBC | Sports News
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