There are reports the United States plans to expel Chinese graduate
students that have links to China's military schools.
There are concerns it could prompt China to retaliate with it's own visa bans.
Sarah Walton reports from New York.
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
S. Korea tightens quarantine measures over infection spike
South Korea will tighten quarantine measures from Friday after more than eighty new coronavirus cases emerged between Wednesday and Thursday. The fresh cases come as the country has been easing social distancing guidelines ... following success in lowering its infection rate.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Supreme Court rebukes Indian government over migrant exodus
Two months after India announced a strict nationwide lockdown with just four hours notice, thousands of migrant workers are still fleeing Indian cities on foot.
With most businesses still shut, these migrant workers have been without jobs and money for over 60 days now. India's Supreme Court has reprimanded the government for lapses and inadequacies in how this crisis was handled.
Neha Poonia has more.
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With most businesses still shut, these migrant workers have been without jobs and money for over 60 days now. India's Supreme Court has reprimanded the government for lapses and inadequacies in how this crisis was handled.
Neha Poonia has more.
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Test and trace system kicks off in England and Scotland
25,000 contact tracers are making their first phone calls to track down people who will be told to self-isolate under new test and trace schemes being launched in England and Scotland.
Tracers will text, email or call people who test positive with coronavirus and ask who they have had contact with. Any of those contacts deemed at risk of infection will be told to isolate for 14 days, even if they are not ill.
With more details, Benji Hyer reports from London.
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Coronavirus reaches rural India after inter-state travel resumes
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India's rural areas, which were previously less affected by COVID 19, are seeing a spike in cases.
It comes after the federal government resumed inter-state travel, leading to mass movements from larger cities to villages.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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EASYJET CUTTING THOUSANDS OF JOBS
British budget airline Easyjet is to cut 30% of its staff as it struggles to cope with the collapse in air traffic travel from the coronavirus pandemic.
The company warned flight demand won't recover fully until 2023.
French parliament approves use of track-and-trace app
Politicians in France have approved a bill to allow a track-and-trace app to be brought in to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The proposed legislation is now set to be formally announced by the prime minister on Thursday as he sets out the next phase of relaxing the lockdown in France.
Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
The proposed legislation is now set to be formally announced by the prime minister on Thursday as he sets out the next phase of relaxing the lockdown in France.
Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
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UK TEST AND TRACE SYSTEM LAUNCHES
UK Health secretary Matt Hancock says it's people's 'civic duty' to co-operate with a new coronavirus test and trace regime being rolled out (on Thursday).
The NHS system is going live with 25-thousand contact tracers recruited.
Their job will be to trace everyone who's come close to a Covid-19 sufferer - and tell them to self-isolate for 14-days, even if they have no symptoms.
Public health professor Linda Bauld explains what that means.
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Russia to alter coronavirus classification
Russia's Ministry of Health says it will no longer include asymptomatic coronavirus patients in its official tally. It has also proposed changing the way it classifies deaths, after criticism that Russia's true mortality rate was being obscured. Julia Chapman has more.
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New cluster infection breaks raises alarm in greater Seoul
South Korea has reported nearly eighty cases of coronavirus on Thursday. It's the single highest daily total since early April, raising fears of a possible second wave of Covid-19.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Criticism Swells Ahead of National Security Law Resolution
All eyes are on China today as it's set to pass a new National Security Law, tailor-made for Hong Kong.
It's prompted global criticism as well as the threat of a strong response from the US, including possible sanctions, if Beijing enacts the legislation.
Patrick Fok reports from the Chinese capital.
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It's prompted global criticism as well as the threat of a strong response from the US, including possible sanctions, if Beijing enacts the legislation.
Patrick Fok reports from the Chinese capital.
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Coronavirus to cut tourist spending by $22 billion in Japan: think tank
The coronavirus outbreak is projected to cut spending by overseas travellers in Japan by 22 billion dollars this year. That's according to a think tank - that says figures are only expected to return to pre-virus levels next spring. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo.
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Boeing to lay off more than 12,000 employees due to pandemic
Boeing plans to dismiss more than 12,000 workers in the US, it said on Wednesday,
Almost 6 thousand of these are involuntary layoffs and it comes as the coronavirus pandemic has slashed demand for air travel.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details..
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Almost 6 thousand of these are involuntary layoffs and it comes as the coronavirus pandemic has slashed demand for air travel.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
US Coronavirus death toll passes 100k mark
The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has passed the 100 thousand mark according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
The US has the highest number of infections and deaths than any other country in the world.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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The US has the highest number of infections and deaths than any other country in the world.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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Space X historic launch cancelled
Poor weather has meant the cancellation of the first manned Space X
flight to the International Space Station.
The planned launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center would have
marked the first time NASA astronauts had flown with a commercially
built spacecraft.
US correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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flight to the International Space Station.
The planned launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center would have
marked the first time NASA astronauts had flown with a commercially
built spacecraft.
US correspondent Nick Harper reports.
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Major gains for the markets despite U.S.-China tensions
The U.S. markets posted another day of healthy gains Wednesday despite
souring relations between Washington and Beijing.
Investors shrugged off those concerns instead focusing on the easing
of shutdown restrictions.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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souring relations between Washington and Beijing.
Investors shrugged off those concerns instead focusing on the easing
of shutdown restrictions.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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US AMBASSADOR TO TANZANIA SUMMONED BY GOVERNMENT
The government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation has summoned the acting US Ambassador Dr. Inmi Patterson for clarification over issues that the mission has in the recent past posted on its website and social media platforms.
Daniel Kijo reports
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Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou loses bid for freedom, as Canada mulls US extradition
A judge in Canada has delivered a major blow to China’s Meng Wanzhou, ruling that extradition proceedings against the Huawei executive should proceed.
The British Columbia Supreme Court found that the fraud charges leveled against Meng Wangzhou by American prosecutors would also be considered a crime in Canada - clearing the way for extradition proceedings to continue.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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New York Governor slams lawmakers for ugly and un-American response to funding request
New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo says the response from some lawmakers
that resist funding local governments is ugly and un-American.
The Governor is calling on the federal government to provide 61
billion dollars in aid to help his state recover economically from the
Covid-19 pandemic.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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that resist funding local governments is ugly and un-American.
The Governor is calling on the federal government to provide 61
billion dollars in aid to help his state recover economically from the
Covid-19 pandemic.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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EU Commission presents proposals to rescue crippled economies
The EU Commission has presented its proposals for a stimulus package worth 750billion euros to help the bloc recover from the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
The package will include unprecedented amounts of joint EU debt to help revive crippled economies such as Italy and Spain.
Our correspondent in Brussels Lucy Hough has this report:
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