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Authorities in the Chinese city of Beijing have closed most schools following the detection of new cases of covid-19 which continues to wreak havoc in the country. After Shanghai, Beijing, the Chinese capital, which is on high alert against the “Omicron” variant. Since the beginning of the week, 22 million …

Torrential rains in central China have left at least 21 people dead, state television said Friday, after devastating floods in July that had already killed more than 300 people. Hubei province, located a thousand kilometers west of Shanghai, has been hit by heavy rains since Wednesday. The locality of Yicheng …

The Delta variant of the covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the world. The latest covid-19 variant is now spreading to several provinces in China, including Beijing, authorities said on Thursday. The Delta strain is said to be more contagious. China, where Covid-19 was first detected at the end …

In addition to pollution, Beijing the Chinese capital is currently being hit hard by a violent sandstorm. The combination of the two phenomena produces a cocktail that is dangerous for health and reduces visibility to a few hundred meters. The whole capital is enveloped in a yellowish cloud. Sandstorms from …

For few days, according to rumors, the inner circle of the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni would have been immunized against the coronavirus pandemic. The Ugandan health minister Jane Aceng in a Tweet denied reports that top government officials have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country formally receives vaccines. Minister …

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the United States and China could work together on issues like climate change and the coronavirus pandemic if they repaired their damaged bilateral relationship. According to Wang Yi, diplomat and foreign Minister, Beijing is ready to reopen constructive dialogue with Washington after …

The new American President Joe Biden will attend his first meeting with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to discuss plans to defeat the coronavirus, reopen the battered world economy and counter challenges posed by China. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only killed 2.4 million people but also trigged an …

A deal for Taiwan to buy 5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Germany’s BioNTech SE is on hold, the island’s health minister said on Wednesday, citing potential Chinese pressure for the delay. According to the Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, officials were on the verge of announcing …