Can Frozen Food Spread The Coronavirus?
At a news conference this week, the World Health Organization made a surprising statement: The coronavirus could possibly transmit on frozen packages of food.
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China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network
The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week.
Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing
China's space agency, fresh off a successful sample-return mission to the moon, says the ambitious Tianwen-1 rover mission it launched in July had reached the Red Planet.
WHO: 'Very Unlikely' Coronavirus Leaked From Lab, More Study Needed To Trace Source
The coronavirus is "very unlikely" to have started in a Chinese lab but its path from animals to humans needs further investigation, a World Health Organization team said after visiting Wuhan.
U.S. Carriers Train In South China Sea In Likely Signal To Beijing
The move appears to be a show of strength meant to signal the new administration's determination to stand firm against China's steady encroachment in the strategic waterway.
Dear Dr. Li: Chinese Netizens Confess To The Late Coronavirus Whistleblower
Feb. 7 marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. Li Wenliang's death from the virus he'd warned about. His legacy lives on through his Weibo page, which has become a kind of confessional.
In 1st Foreign Policy Address, Biden Looks To Move Beyond Trump's 'America First'
President Biden's remarks Thursday come as Russia has detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the Myanmar military staged a coup.
China's Vaccine Campaign Hits A Few Bumps
Their vaccine rollout in this nation of 1.4 billion citizens is happening more slowly than anticipated. Why the delays?
Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering
With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.
Biden Won't Reverse All Of Trump's Foreign Policy. Here's What He'll Keep
President Biden's Iran policy is significantly different from that of his predecessor. But there are some things started by former President Donald Trump that Biden plans to build on.