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Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT /6:00 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect here GLOBAL CHINA-HEALTH-TRANSMISSION/ China’s Wuhan s…

Skip to comments. China’s Coronavirus Response Shows the Weakness of Authoritarianism The Daily Signal ^ | February 14, 2020 | Jarrett Stepman Posted on 02/18/2020 9:14:39 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks Despite China’s incredible economic success as of late, it’s important to remember that it is still fundamentally a…

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend to protest plans for establishing 18 treatment centers for the Wuhan coronavirus in residential neighborhoods. Some of the demonstrations escalated into clashes with the police after participants tried to block off roads and vandalize clinics. The Hong…

Local media reported that 150,000 people in Hong Kong attended a protest Sunday demanding the world impose sanctions on the Communist Party of China that ended abruptly with police brutality and the arrest of its organizer despite the group receiving a legal …

Toilet paper has become such a sought-after commodity in Hong Kong that thieves reportedly held up a supermarket delivery driver and made off with hundreds of rolls on Monday. The territory has one of the highest incidences of confirmed cases of the deadly viral illnesses — 56 according to the…

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Skip to comments. Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mountingSouth China Morning Post ^ | Jan 2020 | Chi Wang Posted on 01/24/2020 8:21:30 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege After six months of protests in Hong Kong,…

By Ed Moya Wall Street's resilience will be tested again as some clarity emerges on whether the Chinese containment efforts were successful in limiting the spread of the virus globally. The death toll and number of infections continue to rise in China, but o…

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 11 a.m. GMT/6 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect here GLOBAL CHINA-HEALTH/ China says WHO chief against viru…

IAS UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam 18th January 2020 (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) Yada Yada alphavirus In news: Scientists named a novel virus after Seinfeld catchphrase “yada yada,” because it isnt that big a deal as far as humans are concerned. From Prelims Po…