Bangladesh is reopening its garment factories that supply some of the world’s biggest clothing brands, raising concerns that workers are being put at risk to help the country reboot its economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says coronavirus infections rise above 10,000
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 347 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country above 10,000 for the first time with 10,118 infections, health ... ( read original story ...)
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Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his ... ( read original story ...)
In a Bid to Weaken America, China Extends a Hand to the States | Opinion
He begins with the justification: America—and specifically, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members—have been "way too mean toward China." In retaliation, the China should prioritize U.S. ( read original story ...)
Trump harshly blames China for pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?
President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence ... ( read original story ...)
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Congress looks at options to punish China over the corornavirus outbreak
Republican lawmakers, determined to punish China for concealing early data on the coronavirus outbreak, are proposing ways to turn up the heat. ( read original story ...)
Trump suspects coronavirus outbreak came from China lab, doesn’t cite evidence
President Donald Trump said, without offering any evidence, that he has reason to believe that the coronavirus outbreak originated from a laboratory in China. ( read original story ...)