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Many in China admired Bryant for being hardworking and devoted to win -- his 4 a.m. workouts are not only widely known among fans, but also used by some school teachers as an example to encourage their students to study hard. "Los Angeles at 4 a.m." was among the most trending phrases on Weibo. … [Read more...] about Chinese fans in mourning: Kobe Bryant’s death draws an outpouring of shock and grief

Reports have suggested U.S. officials are also discussing expanded drone strikes in Pakistan. Since 2004, the U.S. has carried out hundreds of such drone attacks, mostly along the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan. Those attacks had fallen off in recent years. … [Read more...] about Pakistan Expresses Concern After White House Comment on Safe Havens

The seven member SCO was launched in 2001 to combat Islamic extremism and other regional security issues. Apart from China and Russia, its founding members include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined in 2017, and Iran is the next aspirant. … [Read more...] about China to Host Rouhani After US Withdrawal From Iranian Nuclear Deal

Scientists suspect that the official numbers as tallied by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is relying on China to be honest about its documented cases, are significantly deflated. Wuhan officials failed to take necessary precautions to stop the spread of the virus like isolating suspected patients in hospitals, as Chinese officials told local doctors, falsely, that the virus could not spread from person to person. Wuhan also hosted a banquet for 130,000 people, an annual tradition during Lunar New Year, in an attempt to break world records. … [Read more...] about Wuhan Mayor Admits: Five Million Left Before Virus Lockdown

The Foreign Ministry’s assurances also occurred as new details regarding Beijing’s response to what has become a nationwide public health crisis raised questions regarding how seriously the Communist Party took the threat. Reports citing locals in Wuhan indicate that residents were aware of a respiratory illness in the city for at least a month; Chinese officials told the WHO about the outbreak in December and shut down the wild meat market suspected of bringing the virus into the city on January 1, but only announced that they had identified a new coronavirus on January 20. … [Read more...] about China: ‘We Have Full Confidence’ in Containing Wuhan Virus