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Jan 24 2020
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Panic and Criticism Spread on Chinese Social Media Over Coronavirus
HONG KONG — While China’s state-run media has urged calm and praised the official response to the coronavirus outbreak, a different story is playing out across the country’s tightly controlled social media networks.
In the digital world, China’s citizens are expressing panic and frustration. They are overcoming a lack of reporting in the official media by sharing their own videos and
New York Times (News)Mar 19 2021
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Sparks fly in the 1st direct, high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden era
The top diplomats from the U.S. and China opened a new chapter in bilateral ties on Thursday in what proved to be one of the most undiplomatic episodes in recent memory. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hosted their counterparts, top diplomat Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Anchorage, Alaska for the first official, face-to-face
CBS News (Online)Jun 14 2022
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World shares wobbly after Wall Street sinks into bear market
Global stocks drifted lower Tuesday in the wake of Wall Street’s tumble into a bear market, as investors anxiously contemplated a new and uncertain world of higher interest rates, international conflict and recession fears.
Shares traded down in Europe, erasing brief gains after the markets opened, while Asian shares fell but later recovered some gains.
The STOXX Europe 600 Index
Associated PressJul 01 2013
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Vladimir Putin: Edward Snowden Must Stop Harming US If He Wants To Stay In Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia would not hand former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden over to the United States but that if Snowden wants to stay in Russia he "must stop his work aimed at harming our American partners".
Snowden "is not a Russian agent", Putin said, repeating that Russian intelligence services were not working with the fugitive American, who
HuffPostJan 06 2023
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East Bay Regional Parks Reopen + Rep Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Office Hours
Morning, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Concord Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening in town these days. • One person is still missing after a water rescue on Friday in Antioch. • Police used a drone to flush out a perpetrator. • King Kong vs Godzilla is coming to the Orinda Theater! Here are the top stories in Concord today: • ConFire conducted a water
Patch.comDec 29 2020
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What the data say about border closures and COVID spread
As countries in Europe rush to close their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent transmission of a new — and potentially more transmissible — variant of SARS-CoV-2, research has estimated the effect of international travel restrictions on COVID-19 spread earlier in the pandemic.
Models have found that strict border closures could have helped limit viral transmission in the pandemic’s
Nature.comJan 09 2023
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BOE Holds Reorganization Meeting In East Brunswick, Lachs Reelected President
Reelected board members – Heather Guas and Liwu Hong took their oath of office. Board member Vicky Becker nominated Laurie Lachs to once again serve as Board president. “Lauri did a wonderful job last year,” Becker said. “We take this job knowing that it's not easy and that you need to have determination and commitment and compassion... I feel that Laurie brings a humanity to our Board.” Lachs
Patch.comNov 16 2021
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No Breakthrough After First Virtual Summit for Biden and Xi
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not reach any “breakthrough” on issues concerning both nations, after their first virtual summit as heads of state on Nov. 15.
Biden said the United States will work to “advance an international system that is free, open, and fair,” raising concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights record and abuses he was aware of
The Epoch TimesFeb 11 2021
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Biden lays out 'prescription' for U.S.-China relations in first call with Xi Jinping since taking office
President Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time Wednesday night since taking office, outlining his administration’s "core concerns" with China’s "practices, aggressive activities and abuses," signaling a "clear and consistent subscription to American values," while discussing areas in which the administration believes it could be in the United States’ national
Fox News (Online News)Dec 27 2021
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Covid flight cancellations delay holiday travel
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people.
More than 2,200 flights have been scrapped on Monday, with Chinese and US destinations being the worst hit, the FlightAware data tracking website says.
US airlines say the disruption is due to crews testing positive or isolating.
BBC News