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June 29, 2020

China locks down county amid coronavirus surge linked to Beijing market

China has put the 400,000 inhabitants of a county near Beijing on another coronavirus lockdown.

June 29, 2020

China subjects Muslim minorities to forced birth control, abortions to suppress population, report says

Hundreds of thousands of women in China have been subjected to forced birth control methods -- or even mandatory abortions -- as part of the Chinese government’s campaign to slash birth rates among the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other minority groups, according to a report published Monday.  

June 29, 2020

Arthur Herman: Don't underestimate Trump – here's how voters will judge this historic presidency

Trump has been engaged in a one-man balancing act unprecedented in American history, and all without a net.  

June 28, 2020

Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 500,000 mark, Johns Hopkins University research shows

The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide passed the 500,000 mark on Sunday, with more than a quarter of all deaths occurring in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.

June 28, 2020

GOP senator claims China is using coronavirus pandemic to make power grabs in Asia

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ar., accused China on Sunday of using the coronavirus pandemic as a cover to make power grabs in contested regions along its borders.

June 26, 2020

Pompeo: US imposes restrictions on Chinese Communist Party leaders undermining Hong Kong autonomy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new restrictions against members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Friday, declaring that the U.S. has banned visas for CCP members affiliated with the obstruction of Hong Kong’s autonomy.

June 26, 2020

What would robot vs robot war look like?

The Chinese Army is preparing to deploy small, new, tracked war-robots armed with machine guns, night vision, missile loaders and camera sensors to conduct attacks while leaving manned systems at safer stand-off distances. 

June 25, 2020

Countries with early adoption of face masks showed modest coronavirus infection rates, researchers say

Regions of the world that showed an early interest in face masks had milder COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a new letter to the editor published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

June 25, 2020

Satellite imagery shows China building up military presence in Galwan Valley days after deadly clash with India

New satellite imagery from the disputed border area of the Himalayas between China and India shows evidence that China has been building up its military presence after a clash there that left 20 Indian troops dead earlier this month.

June 25, 2020

Obama admin VA hospitals used term 'Kung Flu' in official online, marketing materials

Two government-run Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals during the Obama administration used the term "Kung Flu" in official materials, along with imagery of a monkey in a karate suit and a ninja wearing a flu mask, Fox News has learned.