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Man Sentenced To Death For Murdering Judge Who Presided Over His Divorce Trial

The man, who was dissatisfied with the property division, stabbed the district court judge.

Imprisoned Chinese Rights Lawyer In Poor Health: Wife

Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is suffering from poor health after years in prison, his wife told AFP

Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer in poor health: wife

China Defends Covid-19 Response After Criticism By Experts

Beijing has faced international criticism over its lack of transparency during the initial outbreak

China defends Covid-19 response after criticism by experts

A spate of small, localised outbreaks has prompted Chinese officials to prepare to move full villages into quarantine facilities

Chinese City Rushes To Build Massive Covid-19 Quarantine Centre

Chinese city rushes to build massive Covid-19 quarantine centre

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Recent data shows that the countries that suffered most in the first debt crisis are still the most vulnerable today

Hit By Pandemic, Eurozone Sees Ghost Of The Debt Crisis

Hit by pandemic, eurozone sees ghost of the debt crisis

Traders are keeping tabs on Washington as Joe Biden prepares to take over the US presidency Wednesday after proposing a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package

European Stocks Steady Amid Biden Stimulus Doubts

European stocks steady amid Biden stimulus doubts

After days without any signs of life, rescuers heard knocking sounds on Sunday afternoon as they drilled through the mine's shaft

Handwritten Note Seeds Hope For Trapped China Gold Miners

Handwritten note seeds hope for trapped China gold miners

A commercial airplane flies past Burj Khalifa as it starts landing at Dubai international airport in the United Arab Emirates

Emirates Airline Vaccinates Staff Against Covid-19

Emirates airline vaccinates staff against Covid-19

China's economic rebound continued in the last three months of 2020

China GDP Grows At Slowest Pace In More Than Four Decades In 2020

China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020

Mike Pompeo has spent his final days in office unveiling a host of measures targeting Beijing

Beijing Likens Pompeo To A 'Mantis' After Latest US Sanctions

Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions

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NBA's Next 5-Foot-3 Player Could Be From Philippines, Says Muggsy Bogues

Muggsy Bogues has high hopes that the next shortest NBA player could be scouted from the Philippines.

US President-elect Joe Biden (C) with his wife Jill Biden and members of their family salute the crowd on stage after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020

Meet The Bidens: America's New 'First Family'

Meet the Bidens: America's new 'first family'

China's economic rebound continued in the last three months of 2020

China GDP Grows 2.3% In 2020, Slowest In More Than Four Decades

China GDP grows 2.3% in 2020, slowest in more than four decades

Solar panels in the Japanese city of Yufu, Oita prefecture. Japan sourced about 17 percent of its energy from renewables in 2017

Major Firms Urge Japan To Bolster 2030 Renewables Goal

Major firms urge Japan to bolster 2030 renewables goal

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COVID-19 In Food: Ice Cream Products Test Positive For Virus

The virus is believed to have survived because of the cold temperature of ice cream.

The Philippine foreign affairs secretary was told by his Chinese counterpart that China would donate half a million vaccines, Manila said

Philippines Says China To Donate Half A Million Covid-19 Vaccines

Philippines says China to donate half a million Covid-19 vaccines

At least 90 people have been arrested under the security law

Hong Kong Government Slams US For 'Insane' Sanctions

Hong Kong government slams US for 'insane' sanctions

Massive democracy protests swept across Hong Kong in 2019, such as the rally pictured here in July

Five Hong Kong Democracy Protesters Seek Asylum In The US

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US

Premier Hun Sen has said 'friend' China will donate a million coronavirus vaccine doses to Cambodia

'Friend' China To Donate One Million Vaccine Doses To Cambodia: PM

'Friend' China to donate one million vaccine doses to Cambodia: PM

Relaxing tariffs on China would help the US economy, while worsening trade relations between the two powers would harm it, a study by an economics firm and business group said

Relaxing China Tariffs Would Help US Economy, Report Says

Relaxing China tariffs would help US economy, report says

Amazonas state, with Manaus as its capital, has been hard hit by a resurgence of the virus, with a death rate of 143 per 100,000 inhabitants

No More Beds: Brazil's Amazonas State Transfers Covid Patients

No more beds: Brazil's Amazonas state transfers Covid patients

John Clancey, a US lawyer with a Hong Kong law firm known for taking up human rights cases, is led away by police during a major crackdown on January 6, 2020

US Sanctions Six Pro-China Officials Over Hong Kong Arrests

US sanctions six pro-China officials over Hong Kong arrests

Another lawyer who worked on the group's case, Ren Quanniu, has a hearing next week to decide whether his licence will be revoked as well

Lawyer Who Handled 'Hong Kong 12' Case Loses Legal Licence

Lawyer who handled 'Hong Kong 12' case loses legal licence

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Meet Nikema Williams, The Democrat Seeking Trump Capitol Ban

Williams herself was arrested during protests over votes in Georgia's gubernatorial race in 2018.

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Some COVID-19 Survivors' Lungs 'Worse' Than Those Of A 'Terrible' Smoker, Texas Doctor Says

Even asymptomatic patients had "severe" chest X-ray results, the doctor said.

China is trying to vaccinate 50 million people before the Lunar New Year, when huge swathes of the population will criss-cross the country

China Puts 20,000 Villagers In Central Quarantine Over Virus Risk

China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk

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