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COVID-19 cases spread in China earlier than recorded, says new study
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Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): Amid the renewed quest to find the origin of COVID-19, a new study shows that the first cases of coronavirus infections could have appeared in China between October and mid-November 2019 -- earlier than the country's official record suggests.
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Beijing welcomes Ukraine's withdrawal from UNHRC statement slamming rights
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Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): China on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian side to withdraw its endorsement of a joint statement at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that rebuked China over the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Muslim-majority countries cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, repa
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): The Muslim-majority countries across the Middle East and Asia -- have cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, and repatriate Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities from China who have fled Xinjiang, according to researchers.
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Tech, media, banks in Hong Kong fear end to their business after Apple Dai
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Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): With closure of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, businesses including tech, media and banks are in fear of the possible end of their businesses in the city as China tightens its grip on a city.
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China dismisses Biden's remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington no
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Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs.
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Tibetan writer languishes in Chinese prison since 2019 without trial: Repo
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Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): A Tibetan writer, who was arrested on unspecified charges by Chinese authorities in 2019, has still not been brought to trial.
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China says Taiwan independence means war, asks Washington to 'sever' milit
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Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): China has issued a warning to the United States over its increasing military contacts with Taiwan, saying the self-ruled island is an "inalienable part" of China and seeking its independence means war.
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang given long prison sentences
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Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese government figures show a steep rise in the number of people given lengthy prison sentences in Xinjiang from 2014, when Beijing's crackdown on the region's Muslim-majority Uyghurs ramped up.
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Fire at China martial arts school claims 18 lives, mainly children
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Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): At least 18 people died and 16 were injured in a fire at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to a local government statement.
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South China city officials charged in bribery case for manipulating enviro
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Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): Six officials in the southern city of China's Chaozhou on Wednesday were charged for taking bribes to manipulate environmental monitoring data, as well as accepting kickbacks from individuals and companies.
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China wary of security vacuum emerging in Afghanistan as US withdraws
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Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China is growing increasingly concerned over a security vacuum forming in Afghanistan as foreign forces withdraw from the war-torn country.
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Switzerland: Uyghurs, Tibetan activists protest outside Olympic Museum aga
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Lausanne [Switzerland], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetan activists gathered outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne city here to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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