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Coronavirus brings China’s surveillance state out of the shadows
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Coronavirus brings China’s surveillance state out of the shadows

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) — When the man from Hangzhou returned home from a business trip, the local police got in…
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
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Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early…
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
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Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel

This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner…
China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563
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China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563

China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the…
Huawei promises ‘Made in Europe’ 5G for EU
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Huawei promises ‘Made in Europe’ 5G for EU

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday it would set up manufacturing hubs in Europe, as it tries to fight…
More Chinese cities shut down as virus death toll rises
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More Chinese cities shut down as virus death toll rises

Millions more people have been ordered to stay indoors as China battles to curb the spread of a new virus…
Tokyo Olympic boss ‘extremely worried’ about deadly virus
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Tokyo Olympic boss ‘extremely worried’ about deadly virus

The chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympics admitted Wednesday that organizers are “extremely worried” about the possible effect of…
World currently ‘not in a pandemic’ of China virus: WHO
World

World currently ‘not in a pandemic’ of China virus: WHO

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, which has spread from China to…
No coronavirus symptoms among Egyptian returnees from Wuhan: minister
Egypt

No coronavirus symptoms among Egyptian returnees from Wuhan: minister

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed has confirmed that none of the Egyptians evacuated from Wuhan have shown any symptoms of…
Hong Kong reports first death of coronavirus patient
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Hong Kong reports first death of coronavirus patient

Hong Kong on Tuesday became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as…
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