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May 5, 2020

Gordon Chang says China's leaders fear 'crime of the century' will be 'exposed' by global coronavirus probe

Foreign affairs journalist Gordon Chang told "Hannity" Tuesday that the Chinese Communist government is very concerned about the possible exposure of their wrongdoing and incompetence in the handling of the coronavirus.

May 5, 2020

EU to call for independent investigation into coronavirus origins, spread

The European Union isn't taking sides in the coronavirus origin fight between the United States and China... yet. The EU said the bloc and its 27 member states will co-sponsor a resolution that calls for an independent investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19 - a move its foreign policy chief described as "standing aside from the battlefield between China and the US."

May 4, 2020

China's Xian H-20 stealth bomber completes nuclear triad, could make debut this year

China's newest supersonic stealth bomber -- which doubles the country's strike range and completes its nuclear triad--could be ready for rollout later this year but Beijing has purportedly been weighing the step and what it could mean for escalating regional tensions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 2, 2020

Leaked Western intel dossier reveals how China deceived the world about coronavirus

A new research dossier claims China intentionally hid or destroyed evidence regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak, and costs tens of thousands of lives in the process. 

May 1, 2020

Australia could lift coronavirus restrictions two weeks early, officials say

Australia could be lifting its coronavirus lockdown two weeks ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday, adding that Aussies had "earned an early mark."

May 1, 2020

US gets dragged into fight as Australia-China war of words escalates

The animosity brewing between Australia and China over coronavirus reached a fever pitch this week with both sides digging in - but tensions between the trading partners have been simmering for more than a year over alleged plots to plant spies in the government as well as control over strategic islands in the South Pacific that could have consequences for the United States.  

May 1, 2020

Australian police fatally shoot man after stabbings at mall

Police shot dead a man who stabbed and slashed several people at an Australian shopping mall on Friday, an official said.

April 30, 2020

Australian capital is free of all known coronavirus cases, as infections continue to dwindle

The territory surrounding Australia’s capital city of Canberra has become of the first of the country’s eight states and territories to declare itself free of all known coronavirus cases. It is the region’s latest boost in the fight against the deadly pandemic.

April 29, 2020

China's global growth in jeopardy as Beijing blasts allies amid coronavirus crisis

China's extraordinary, five decades-long run of global growth and financial dominance is being put to the test following its very public bungling of the coronavirus crisis.

April 28, 2020

China lashes out at US, claims country is 'lying through their teeth' on coronavirus; threatens Australia

China's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of "lying through their teeth" and suggested the country mind its own business as the war of words between the world's two biggest economic powers escalated.