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

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.

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

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.

Australia could lift coronavirus restrictions two weeks early, officials say

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."

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

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.

Australian police fatally shoot man after stabbings at mall

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Coronavirus crisis: Behind the effort to push the World Health Assembly to open formal probe into the WHO

April 27, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Behind the effort to push the World Health Assembly to open formal probe into the WHO

Australia is leading the drive for international action into a formal probe of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its questionable handling of the coronavirus pandemic, officially termed COVID-19.

Travel 'bubble' idea may be first step in reopening tourism between Australia, New Zealand

April 27, 2020

Travel 'bubble' idea may be first step in reopening tourism between Australia, New Zealand

Are travel "bubbles" the next phase in reopening tourism?