Beijing cancels flights, shuts schools over new virus outbreak

Jun 17,2020
Beijing's airports cancelled more than 1,200 flights and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again on Wednesday as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a wholesale food market.
Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash
Jun 16

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North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
Jun 16
North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, the South's Unification ministry said, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang.
Xi says China ready to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation with Laos
Jun 16
China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Laos in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Coronavirus cases top 8 mil. worldwide
Jun 16
The number of people confirmed infected with the coronavirus worldwide topped 8 million on Tuesday.
New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days
Jun 16
New Zealand reported two cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half week spell without any fresh infections, health authorities said.
N.Korea threatens to send military to DMZ
Jun 16
North Korea's military says it is reviewing an action plan to reenter the demilitarized zone on the border with South Korea.