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China imposes de facto quarantine on city at center of coronavirus outbreak
Thede facto Chinese quarantine came as the World Health Organization postponed a decision on whether to declare a public health emergency and as the new virus continued to spread across China and ...
China fails to repatriate North Korea workers despite U.N. sanctions: U.S. official
China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, adding that this was why Washington ...
China's Wuhan shuts down transport as global alarm mounts over virus spread
Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday, with more than 540 cases confirmed, leading the city at the center of the outbreak to close transport networks and urge citizens not to ...
US stocks flat as health authorities focus on China virus
Investors had their eye on an international effort by health authorities to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China that has spread to the U.S. and three other countries. China and other ...
China should embrace the lessons of previous outbreaks to combat the new coronavirus
NO ONE yet knows the severity of an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, that causes a pneumonia-like illness that has infected at least 555 people and led to at least 17 deaths. But it is ...
China Silences Critics Over Deadly Virus Outbreak
Beijing has responded faster to the new threat than it did with SARS, but it still silences and punishes those who veer from the official line, with potentially damaging consequences. The SARS ...
Wuhan coronavirus outbreak kills nine in China as first case found in US
The latest: At least nine people are dead in China and more than 400 infected as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread throughout Asia and across the world. First US case confirmed: The US ...
China orders lockdown of major city over fears of deadly mystery virus
Wuhan, China, a city of 11 million where the contagious virus was first detected, is now under a quarantine order. The Chinese government deployed screening stations to catch the sick as many tried to ...
Asia stocks set to dip as coronavirus death toll rises in China
Investor sentiment has taken a hit this week as the mysterious coronavirus that has infected hundreds in China spreads. The World Health Organization postponed a decision Wednesday over whether to ...
As New Virus Spreads From China, Scientists See Grim Reminders
Epidemics of related viruses, like SARS, killed hundreds. Now the World Health Organization must decide whether to declare another global health emergency.
Tom Cotton: China needs to answer for 'malfeasance' in coronavirus outbreak
There need to be "serious consequences" for China's "malfeasance" in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday. In an interview on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" with ...
Imran Khan on Trump, Modi, and Why He Won’t Criticize China
Imran Khan rode a populist wave to become Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018. Since then, his tenure has been marked by economic turmoil, violence, skirmishes with neighboring India, and rising Islamic ...
