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Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» MIYUN, China - Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge.
China's PLA found 'shooting at drone swarms challenging' in recent air defence drills
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Chinese military, which has been testing its capabilities to counter enemy drone swarm attacks, has admitted that accurately hitting the small targets may prove difficult.
Dressel, Ledecky hunt more gold as Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» TOKYO - US swim stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will target more gold in Tokyo on Saturday as Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tries to become the first woman to win an individual Olympic athletics event three times.
China and Vatican renew historic deal on bishops
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» BEIJING - A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican was renewed Thursday, despite strident US condemnation and warnings from underground Chinese priests loyal to Rome that they have only become more marginalised since it was signed.
Bad faith: China's 'underground' Catholics wary of Vatican deal
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» BEIJING - A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican is on the brink of renewal, despite strident US condemnation and warnings from underground Chinese priests loyal to Rome that they have only become more marginalised since it was signed.
Green or red light: China virus app is ticket to everywhere
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
» BEIJING: To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a coronavirus threat.
US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday accused China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by Moscow.
US, China play coronavirus blame game
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States and China on Monday each demanded that the other stop smearing its reputation over the novel coronavirus as Donald Trump referred to the pathogen as the "Chinese Virus".
Benitez 'helpless' as thrashing compounds slow start in China
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - Rafael Benitez won the Champions League with Liverpool and coached Real Madrid, but the scale of the task he confronts in China was laid bare this week in humiliating fashion.
HK shuts all rail service as tensions persist
The Associated Press, Published on 05/10/2019
» HONG KONG: All subway and train services were suspended, lines formed at the ATMs of shuttered banks, and shops were closed as Hong Kong dusted itself off and then started marching again on Saturday after another night of rampaging violence decried as “a very dark day” by the territory’s embattled leader.