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Russia postpones Red Square victory parade over coronavirus
Apr 16, 2020 (AFP)
The "risks associated with the epidemic, whose peak has not passed yet, are extremely high," Putin said. "This does not give me the right to begin preparations ...
Russian veterans urge Putin to postpone WWII parade over virus
Apr 15, 2020 (AFP)
Russia has so far not dropped plans to hold a massive parade with thousands of troops marching through Red Square on May 9, despite a national lockdown over the...
US, China call for cooperation as virus tensions renew
Apr 15, 2020 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration has berated China for not sharing data more quickly and said Tuesday it was freezing funds to the World Health Organizat...
Trump freezes WHO funds as world weighs easing lockdown
Apr 15, 2020 (AFP)
The death toll from the pandemic has topped 125,000, with nearly two million people infected by the disease that has upended society and changed lives for billi...
China denies seeking virus praise from Germany
Apr 13, 2020 (AFP)
China has faced criticism abroad -- notably in the United States -- over the outbreak that first emerged in the central city of Wuhan late last year. It has sen...
China chasing coronavirus praise from Germany: report
Apr 12, 2020 (AFP)
The virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and Beijing has been criticised by some -- most notably US President Donald Trump -- over its i...
VOA pushes back against White House 'propaganda' criticism
Apr 11, 2020 (AFP)
In a statement on Friday, President Donald Trump's administration claimed VOA pushed Beijing's message by tweeting a video of celebrations at the end of Wuhan's...
Hit by virus, Pentagon warns enemies: don't test us
Apr 10, 2020 (AFP)
Statement after statement from the Pentagon has sought to deliver that message amid questions this week over whether the US fighting force can maintain full rea...
Air Force intercepts Russian patrol aircraft near Alaska
Apr 09, 2020 (UPI)
An unspecified number of F-22 Raptors "intercepted two Russian IL-38 aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone" in the Bering Sea north of t...
Trump threatens to cut WHO funding, China lifts Wuhan travel ban
Apr 08, 2020 (AFP)
As the United States suffered a record total of nearly 2,000 deaths in the past 24 hours, China reported no new deaths for the first time since the outbreak beg...
'Wuhan virus' no more: US and China in truce
Apr 07, 2020 (AFP)
The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two powers each seeing at least a tactical interest...
US warns China not to 'exploit' virus for sea disputes
Apr 06, 2020 (AFP)
Amid the global focus on fighting COVID-19, China has ramped up self-described research stations and landed special military aircraft in the dispute-rife sea, a...
Serbia sets the stage for Beijing's mask diplomacy
Apr 02, 2020 (AFP)
These doctors are now running the Balkan state's COVID-19 strategy, as Serbia becomes a willing theatre for Beijing's "mask diplomacy". For weeks China has been...
NATO military chief to boost fight against virus
Apr 02, 2020 (AFP)
Foreign ministers tasked allied commander US General Tod Wolters with improving coordination among the 30 allies so that medical supplies can be delivered quick...
NATO warns virus must not hurt defence, with eye on Russia
Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)
Foreign ministers from the 30-strong North Atlantic Alliance will hold video talks on Thursday to discuss their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has kil...
Italy's Conte hammers home plea for German solidarity
Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)
"If we are a union, now is the time to prove it," Conte wrote in weekly Die Zeit. "Even the efforts of the strongest European economies would bring modest resul...
Obama suggests Trump team 'denied warnings' of pandemic
Mar 31, 2020 (AFP)
The popular two-term Democrat took to social media as the Trump administration finalized a controversial rollback of Obama-era vehicle fuel economy and greenhou...
NATO names 'reflection' group after Macron criticism
Mar 31, 2020 (AFP)
The group of five men and five women will be co-chaired by former German defence minister Thomas de Maziere and Washington's former top diplomat for Europe, Wes...
Japan destroyer, China fishing boat in collision: media
Mar 30, 2020 (AFP)
The destroyer Shimakaze, from Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force, received damage to its port side, Kyodo news agency said, citing the Ministry of Defence. Bot...
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
Mar 30, 2020 (AFP)
The announcement comes less than a week after organisers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global ...
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