John Ruwitch
Stories
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Theory That COVID Came From A Chinese Lab Takes On New Life In Wake Of WHO Report
Some scientists worry the possibility the novel coronavirus escaped from research facilities hasn't gotten enough scrutiny. Others say it appears far more likely to have emerged naturally.
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Calls For An Open Investigation Into The Possibility COVID-19 Leaked From A Lab
The WHO's report with China concluded that COVID-19 likely started in bats, jumped into humans via another animal. But some are pushing for an investigation into the possibility it leaked from a lab.
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U.S.-China Talks In Alaska Get Off To A Testy Start
Officials are meeting in Anchorage for the first Cabinet-level talks between the two countries since President Biden took office. Secretary of State Blinken laid out concerns with Chinese policy.
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Officials From The U.S. And China Have Met For The First Time Since Biden Took Office
Cabinet-level officials from the U.S. and China met for the first time since Biden took office, amid increasingly acrimonious and fraught relations between the world's two largest economies.
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Biden And 'Quad' Leaders Launch Vaccine Push, Deepen Coordination Against China
The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.
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The Main Takeaways After China's Annual Parliament Session
China wrapped up parliament and approved a decision that further erodes democracy in Hong Kong a day before a summit of four countries, including the U.S., looking to check China's aggressive actions.
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Biden Holds 1st Call As President With China's Xi As Trade, Security Issues Loom
President Biden talked with his Chinese counterpart after announcing a new Pentagon task force on China-related matters.
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Wyoming GOP Censures Liz Cheney For Voting To Impeach Trump
Rep. Cheney, third-ranking member of House Republican leadership, is the latest in a succession of GOP leaders censured by their state parties for acting in opposition to the former president.
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Biden Moves To End Trump-Era Asylum Agreements With Central American Countries
The Biden administration took steps to dismantle deals with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that allowed the U.S. to send asylum-seekers to those countries.
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Pompeo Accused China Of Genocide. Experts Say That Term Is Complicated
In one of his final acts, Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared China's actions in the far western region of Xinjiang a genocide. What consequences would such a declaration have?