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China says no new COVID deaths after changing criteria

China says no new COVID deaths after changing criteria

China said Wednesday that not a single person had died of COVID-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria for recording virus deaths to mean most are no longer counted.

2022-12-21 19:18

A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction

A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction

A week after China eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation.

2022-12-15 20:18

Late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's ashes are scattered at mouth of Yangtze River

Late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's ashes are scattered at mouth of Yangtze River

The ashes of late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin were scattered into the sea at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Sunday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

2022-12-11 21:32

Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia for Chinese leader Xi's visit

Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia for Chinese leader Xi's visit

Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast met on Friday in Saudi Arabia as part of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, seeking to firm up their relations with Beijing as decades of U.S. attention on the region wanes.

2022-12-09 22:23

[ANALYSIS] China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease

ANALYSISChina struggles with COVID infections after controls ease

A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported Friday in areas across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump.

2022-12-09 21:59

Japan to develop new fighter jet jointly with UK, Italy

Japan to develop new fighter jet jointly with UK, Italy

Japan announced Friday that it will develop its next-generation fighter jet jointly with the U.K. and Italy as it looks to expand defense cooperation beyond its traditional ally, the United States.

2022-12-09 21:33

China's Xi meets Saudi crown prince on high-stakes visit

China's Xi meets Saudi crown prince on high-stakes visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince on Thursday on an Arab outreach visit that will yield billions of dollars in deals and has earned a rebuke from Washington. About $30 billion in agreements will be signed on Thursday, Saudi state media said, as China seeks to shore up its Covid-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to div...

2022-12-08 20:08

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption

Indonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava Sunday in its latest eruption. Monsoon rains eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop 3,676-meter (12,060-foot) Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.

2022-12-04 21:38

China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests

China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests

More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world's most stringent COVID measures and head off more protests.

2022-12-01 21:34

Three teens among 15 Iranians facing death penalty: judiciary

Three teens among 15 Iranians facing death penalty: judiciary

Three Iranian teenagers are among 15 people who could face the death penalty over the killing of a pro-government paramilitary force member, the judiciary said Wednesday. Iran has been rocked by street violence since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country's dress code for ...

2022-11-30 22:15

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