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By Julie Steenhuysen and Nancy Lapid CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As COVID-19 infections surge in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering sampling wastewater taken from …

(Reuters) – Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Thursday as soaring COVID cases in China unsettled investors and cast doubt over chances of a …

By Chayut Setboonsarng, Xinghui Kok and Stella Qiu BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as COVID restrictions are dismantled, and while some are …

Twitter Suspended A Medical Doctor For Citing COVID Data. He Says There’s More To The Story John Hugh DeMastri on December 28, 2022 Internal documents show that Twitter’s Site Integrity …

Biden Admin To Mandate COVID Tests For Travelers From China Micaela Burrow on December 28, 2022 The Biden administration announced new restrictions on inbound travelers from China Wednesday. Starting Jan. …

China Only Reports A Handful Of COVID Deaths Despite Funeral Homes Overflowing With Body Bags Micaela Burrow on December 27, 2022 China has reported just a few COVID-19 deaths since …

Ex-FBI Twitter Lawyer Questioned Why Trump Wasn’t Censored Over ‘Optimistic’ COVID Tweet, Docs Show John Hugh DeMastri on December 26, 2022 Jim Baker, Twitter’s former Deputy General Counsel, contacted two …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the …

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan. 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs …

Biden Signs Defense Bill Into Law, Overturning Military COVID Vaccine Mandate Micaela Burrow on December 23, 2022 President Joe Biden signed Congress’ annual defense bill for 2023 into law Friday, …

By Bernard Orr and Roxanne Liu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily COVID-19 infections, a number expected to …

Life Expectancy Is At A Two-Decade Low, And COVID Isn’t The Only Reason Why Kate Anderson on December 22, 2022 U.S. life expectancy is at a two-decade low and drug …

By Farah Master and David Stanway HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent …

PROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman convicted of defrauding multiple publicly-funded programs was sentenced on Tuesday to eighteen months in federal prison for making false statements when applying for a …

By Casey Hall, Martin Quin Pollard and Joe Cash SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – As China’s massive wave of COVID-19 infections begins its march across a country roughly the size of Europe, …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will pay close attention to the COVID-19 situation in China, in addition to risks from a global economic slowdown, price hikes and supply constraints, according to …

By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is “already being impacted” by China’s latest COVID developments and energy shortages in Europe, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally …

(Reuters) – The Biden administration is closely monitoring the rising rates of COVID infections in China in the wake of relaxed rules, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s export orders contracted at the worst rate in more than a decade in November, hit by a plunge in China demand and generally weaker global consumer …

BEIJING (Reuters) – The World Bank has cut its China growth outlook for this year and next, citing the impact of the abrupt loosening of strict COVID-19 containment measures and …

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Julie Steenhuysen and Andreas Rinke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Portland area non-profit director pleaded guilty today for stealing more than $320,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theodore Johnson, 62, …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – COVID-19 is sweeping through trading floors in Beijing and spreading fast in the financial hub of Shanghai, with illness and absence thinning already light trade and forcing …

By Julie Steenhuysen and Deena Beasley CHICAGO (Reuters) – China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, …

CNN Host Presses White House Covid Czar On Military Vax Mandate: ‘Do You Think It’s A Mistake?’ Harold Hutchison on December 15, 2022 CNN host Ana Cabrera pressed a White …