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US to Make Intelligence on COVID-19 Origins Public
President Joe Biden tells reporters, barring surprises, he will share the findings of a 90-day review by US intelligence agencies
US Calls on Beijing to Allow More Public Health Experts into China
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EU Calls on US, Others to Export Their COVID-19 Vaccines
EC head Ursula von der Leyen says discussions about waiving intellectual property rights won't produce a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the near t
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US Calls on North Korea to 'Engage Diplomatically'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a just-completed policy review on North Korea is 'a calibrated practical approach' open to diplomacy
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Experts: China Christens 3 Warships to Tighten Control in Disputed Sea, Warn US
The navy under the People's Liberation Army deployed three battle warships last week, State media call the addition unprecedented and say it represe
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US, China 'Committed to Cooperating' on Climate Crisis: Joint Statement
US and China together account for nearly half of the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change
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US Ranger On Mission to Attract More African Americans to National Parks
Culture of exclusion' has effects that linger decades after civil rights era, Park Ranger Shelton Johnson tells VOA
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China Speeding Up Plans to Overtake US on World Stage, Says US Commander
Outgoing commander of US-Indo-Pacific Command warns lawmakers Beijing is 'accelerating their ambitions,' putting Taiwan, other allies and Guam at incr
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US Diplomat Calls on South Sudan to Speed Up Peace Process
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says South Sudan's 2018 peace agreement remains fragile
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UN Calls on Ethiopia to Allow Probe into Alleged Murders in Tigray
UN human rights chief says murders and sexual attacks could amount to war crimes
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US Calls on African Union to Exert Pressure Over Worsening Crisis in Tigray
Thousands have died and hundreds of thousands have been forced from homes
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US to Scrutinize Beijing Commitments Under EU-China Investment Deal
Senior State Department official says administration working closely with European allies to push back on what it calls China's undermining of shared
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US Needs to Brace Itself for More Deadly Storms, Experts Say
Texas and other states have been battling winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions of shivering res
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EU Calls on China to Reverse Ban on BBC World News Channel
A statement from the EU on Saturday called Beijing's largely symbolic move an act to further restrict freedom of expression and access to information
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Biden: China Going to Eat Our Lunch' Unless US Moves on Infrastructure
No specific amount yet on how much the president wants to spend to rejuvenate America's aging infrastructure
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China on Track to Supplant US as Top Nuclear Energy Purveyor
As US turns its back on nuclear energy, China sees growing demand elsewhere as an economic, diplomatic opportunity
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North Korea Calls US Biggest Enemy,' Vows to Develop More Nukes
Kim Jong Un gives the first hint about US-North Korea relations under new US president
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Aid Groups Aim to Bring Health Care to Migrants on Way to US
The efforts are part of a growing trend in humanitarian aid that has accelerated amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has highlighted the difficulties
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US Visa Restrictions on China to Pose Test for Biden
It remains unclear whether the next White House will continue Trump administration's clampdown on visitors from China
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US Health Experts: Coronavirus Vaccines on the Way, but Precautions Still Paramount
Life-saving' vaccines could first be available by mid-December
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In Bid to Rely Less on US, China Firms Stockpile Taiwan Tech Hardware
China wants to become technologically self-reliant in 10 years but needs help for now
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Experts Say Taiwan Needs More Homegrown Military Efforts to Counter China
The armed forces lack enthusiastic troops and a full slate of homegrown advanced weapons, defense experts say
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Public Health Experts Urge Caution on China's COVID-19 Vaccines
Experts call on China to publish all its clinical trial data to ensure transparency and gain public trust
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Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Deal With Beijing
US Secretary of State also vows on Rome visit to advocate for persecuted religious minorities in China
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Report: US to Slap Sanctions on More Than Two Dozen Targets Tied to Iran Arms
Unnamed US official says Iran could have enough material for a nuclear weapon by the end of the year
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Activists, Experts Call on UN to Recognize China's Uighur 'Genocide'
Nearly two dozen rights watchdogs and 16 experts sign an open letter, saying 'crimes against humanity and genocide' are targeting Uighurs and other Tu