China Poised To Expand Control Over Hong Kong
The renewed push from China to pass a national security law will almost certainly set off more protests against Beijing's rule in Hong Kong, which is semi-autonomous.
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All-Girl Robotics Team In Afghanistan Works On Low-Cost Ventilator ... With Car Parts
Automated ventilators are expensive. Hand-operated ventilators require a lot of labor. So these teens are on a quest to create a mechanized bag-valve-mask that'll do the job.
Cleanup Underway After Cyclone Amphan Strikes India And Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan has been downgraded to a depression and cleanup is underway as authorities assess the damage in coastal India and Bangladesh.
China To Address Economic Growth Targets At High-Level Political Meetings
China on Thursday begins its biggest political meetings of the year, signaling its confidence that it has the coronavirus under control. At the top of the agenda: how to revive the flagging economy.
Amid High Stakes, China Is Fast-Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Experts say the Communist Party sees more at stake than public health. One of the biggest concerns is the economy. China is also looking to defuse criticism over its early handling of the outbreak.
Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall, Bearing New Woes For India And Bangladesh
Both countries were already beset by the coronavirus. Now they must cope with the powerful cyclone, which came ashore along their border Wednesday and threatens to snarl virus response efforts.
News Brief: Stimulus Debate, Pollution Study, Cyclone Amphan
How quickly can the economy rebound from the pandemic shutdown? Fewer people are driving but that doesn't mean less air pollution. And, millions of people in India and Bangladesh brace for a cyclone.
Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Evacuations For Cyclone Amphan
Cyclone Amphan — the strongest such storm in two decades — makes landfall Wednesday. The last one killed nearly 10,000 people. Millions of people are trying to socially distance amid evacuations.
China Leads The Worldwide Race To Develop A COVID-19 Vaccine
China is leading the global race in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Half of the vaccines that have already gone into clinical trials were discovered by Chinese companies.
'Cyclone In The Time Of COVID-19': Amphan Bears Down On Bangladesh And India
The massive storm now churning over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall Wednesday local time, deeply complicating both countries' responses to the coronavirus pandemic.