Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases was China’s… Read more »
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US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
BEIJING (AP) — Antagonisms between the U.S. and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of “Cold War 2.0” and Kenya’s president to appeal… Read more »
Iran moves mock aircraft carrier to sea amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved a mock aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with the United States, satellite photographs released on… Read more »
German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus
BERLIN (AP) — A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago… Read more »
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
BEIJING (AP) — China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red… Read more »
US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets… Read more »
EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund… Read more »
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
TOKYO (AP) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab… Read more »
UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Saying “we are at the breaking point,” the U.N. secretary-general made a sweeping call Saturday to end the global inequalities that sparked this year’s massive anti-racism protests… Read more »
New virus outbreaks raise alarm as India cases hit 1 million
MITO, Japan (AP) — Fresh coronavirus outbreaks, even in places as far flung as China’s western Xinjiang region, are prompting worldwide moves to guard against the pandemic, as the number… Read more »