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March 23, 2020

Pompeo and Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei trade jabs over COVID-19, rumors and aid

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out Monday at Iran, accusing the country of spreading dangerous rumors about COVID-19, including a conspiracy theory manufactured in China that the novel coronavirus behind the global pandemic was man-made by the United States. 

March 23, 2020

What are the 'wet markets' linked to the coronavirus outbreak?

As medical professionals around the world are searching for ways to stop the coronavirus outbreak, greater scrutiny is being cast on the “wet markets” suspected to have played a role in the initial spread of the sickness. 

March 23, 2020

Evening newscasts rarely criticize China’s handling of coronavirus, study says

Evening newscasts on NBC, ABC and CBS have largely avoided criticizing China during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. 

March 23, 2020

China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues

Another day, another dig. This time it's from a prominent Chinese official who is using articles written by the American media to fuel Beijing's propaganda machine as the tit-for-tat between the two superpowers escalated Monday over COVID-19's origin and which country's lack of action is responsible for turning the novel coronavirus into a global pandemic.  

March 23, 2020

Deroy Murdock: The media's China syndrome

The relentlessly reckless and destructive Trump-loathing media should stop playing absurd, puerile games in the middle of a national emergency.

March 23, 2020

Hong Kong coronavirus battle includes banning all tourist arrivals, halting alcohol sales at bars, restaurants

All tourist arrivals to the global financial center of Hong Kong will be banned from entering for two weeks amid a spike of imported cases of coronavirus as officials took other steps Monday to contain the spread of the virus. 

March 23, 2020

Rep. Dan Crenshaw: China's coronavirus lies prey on US divisions — here's how to fight their propaganda

Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate between political parties. If there ever were a time to resist misinformation campaigns, now would be it.

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

Young German adults hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches.

March 22, 2020

Rubio blasts China for hiding coronavirus data, allowing spread: 'They covered it up'

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called out Chinese government leaders Sunday, blaming them for the severity of the global coronavirus pandemic due to hiding key information early on and pressuring other countries into not taking action.

March 22, 2020

China sees surge in imported coronavirus cases as students, others fly home

China fears a fresh coronavirus outbreak as infected students and expatriates return home from the U.S. and Europe and the number of imported virus cases in the country surge.