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• You Can Now Go to Jail in China for Criticizing Beijing’s Coronavirus Response: The Chinese government is ramping up its propaganda, and cracking down on criticism, as the virus spreads.
• Coronavirus is declared global emergency by World Health Organization as outbreak continues to spread outside China
• US officials say they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico. Stretching for 4,309ft (1,313m), the tunnel had a lift, rail track, drainage and air ventilation systems, and high voltage electrical cables.
• Make ban on Chinese wildlife markets permanent, says environment expert
• China accused of cremating bodies in secret as coronavirus patient numbers spike. The sources confirmed “many dead bodies” were sent directly from hospitals to the cremation centres “without properly identifying these patients”.
• House of Representatives votes to block funding for potential war with Iran
• Russia closes 2,700-mile border with China to stop coronavirus
• Trade unions in Hong Kong, including hospital and rail workers, are threatening to go on strike unless the government closes the border with mainland China
• Japan PM Abe calls for Taiwan's participation in WHO as coronavirus spreads
• ‘Put your flags away, and take them with you’: European Parliament speaker scolds Brexit MEPs as they wave Union Jacks
• Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side
• Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Thwaites Glacier | Researchers drilled a bore hole through the ice, then measured the waters beneath for the first time on Jan. 10 and 11. They recorded temperatures more than two degrees Celsius above freezing
• Trump withdraws his threat to end the United States' intelligence-sharing alliance with the UK after it signs Huawei deal
• Environmental activist Homero Gomez, who fought to protect the famed monarch butterfly, has been found dead in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, a local authority said, two weeks after he disappeared
• Chinese Scientist Working on Coronavirus Claims Pets Can Catch Infection, Says Owners Should Monitor for Symptoms
• First case of corona virus in India reported; Student was studying in Wuhan university
• Swedish media calls for action against attacks from Chinese officials: Sweden’s leading newspapers and broadcasters have together called on their government to take stronger action against China for its “unacceptable” repeated attacks on the country’s media, which have included visa bans and threats
• Scottish parliament votes to hold new independence referendum
• 'The president knew everything': Key Trump impeachment figure unexpectedly arrives at Capitol Hill demanding to testify
• Coronavirus spreads for first time in U.S., CDC says
• FBI Issues Wanted Poster For Woman Who Was Agent For Chinese Government
• Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse — She said on Instagram she applied to register her name and that of Fridays For Future movement to allow legal action against persons or companies trying to use her name or the movement’s which are not in line with its values, she said.
• Number of slavery victims in London up tenfold in five years
• Experts say WHO should declare coronavirus outbreak world health emergency
• Coronavirus China: Death toll rises to 170 with 7711 cases

You Can Now Go to Jail in China for Criticizing Beijing’s Coronavirus Response: The Chinese government is ramping up its propaganda, and cracking down on criticism, as the virus spreads. Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:16 AM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

Coronavirus is declared global emergency by World Health Organization as outbreak continues to spread outside China Posted: 30 Jan 2020 11:45 AM PST submitted by /u/AssuredlyAThrowAway [link] [comments]

US officials say they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico. Stretching for 4,309ft (1,313m), the tunnel had a lift, rail track, drainage and air ventilation systems, and high voltage electrical cables. Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:53 AM PST submitted by /u/liverpooltarheels [link] [comments]

Make ban on Chinese wildlife markets permanent, says environment expert Posted: 29 Jan 2020 11:20 PM PST submitted by /u/Stellar_Flower_1 [link] [comments]

China accused of cremating bodies in secret as coronavirus patient numbers spike. The sources confirmed “many dead bodies” were sent directly from hospitals to the cremation centres “without properly identifying these patients”. Posted: 29 Jan 2020 11:51 PM PST submitted by /u/3600CCH6WRX [link] [comments]

House of Representatives votes to block funding for potential war with Iran Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:54 AM PST submitted by /u/DoItYrselfLiberation [link] [comments]

Russia closes 2,700-mile border with China to stop coronavirus Posted: 30 Jan 2020 02:49 AM PST submitted by /u/jennifercrosby [link] [comments]

Trade unions in Hong Kong, including hospital and rail workers, are threatening to go on strike unless the government closes the border with mainland China Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:28 PM PST submitted by /u/Slats7 [link] [comments]

Japan PM Abe calls for Taiwan's participation in WHO as coronavirus spreads Posted: 29 Jan 2020 11:18 PM PST submitted by /u/taipingshan [link] [comments]

‘Put your flags away, and take them with you’: European Parliament speaker scolds Brexit MEPs as they wave Union Jacks Posted: 30 Jan 2020 01:50 AM PST submitted by /u/CharyBrown [link] [comments]

Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:42 PM PST submitted by /u/PolicyWonka [link] [comments]

Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Thwaites Glacier | Researchers drilled a bore hole through the ice, then measured the waters beneath for the first time on Jan. 10 and 11. They recorded temperatures more than two degrees Celsius above freezing Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:35 AM PST submitted by /u/wokehedonism [link] [comments]

Trump withdraws his threat to end the United States' intelligence-sharing alliance with the UK after it signs Huawei deal Posted: 30 Jan 2020 05:43 AM PST submitted by /u/rromano125 [link] [comments]

Environmental activist Homero Gomez, who fought to protect the famed monarch butterfly, has been found dead in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, a local authority said, two weeks after he disappeared Posted: 29 Jan 2020 07:42 PM PST submitted by /u/DoremusJessup [link] [comments]

Chinese Scientist Working on Coronavirus Claims Pets Can Catch Infection, Says Owners Should Monitor for Symptoms Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:08 AM PST submitted by /u/DaFunkJunkie [link] [comments]

First case of corona virus in India reported; Student was studying in Wuhan university Posted: 30 Jan 2020 12:20 AM PST submitted by /u/zihua_ [link] [comments]

Swedish media calls for action against attacks from Chinese officials: Sweden’s leading newspapers and broadcasters have together called on their government to take stronger action against China for its “unacceptable” repeated attacks on the country’s media, which have included visa bans and threats Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:03 AM PST submitted by /u/ManiaforBeatles [link] [comments]

Scottish parliament votes to hold new independence referendum Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:21 PM PST submitted by /u/OId_monk [link] [comments]

'The president knew everything': Key Trump impeachment figure unexpectedly arrives at Capitol Hill demanding to testify Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:42 PM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

Coronavirus spreads for first time in U.S., CDC says Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:44 AM PST submitted by /u/Leukon [link] [comments]

FBI Issues Wanted Poster For Woman Who Was Agent For Chinese Government Posted: 30 Jan 2020 10:56 AM PST submitted by /u/brombinary [link] [comments]

Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse — She said on Instagram she applied to register her name and that of Fridays For Future movement to allow legal action against persons or companies trying to use her name or the movement’s which are not in line with its values, she said. Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:38 PM PST submitted by /u/Molire [link] [comments]

Number of slavery victims in London up tenfold in five years Posted: 30 Jan 2020 02:36 AM PST submitted by /u/Berningforchange [link] [comments]

Experts say WHO should declare coronavirus outbreak world health emergency Posted: 30 Jan 2020 05:34 AM PST submitted by /u/mczack13 [link] [comments]

Coronavirus China: Death toll rises to 170 with 7711 cases Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:58 PM PST submitted by /u/trees_for_wheels [link] [comments]

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