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Record High 86% of Americans Report Using Face Masks for Coronavirus Protection - Poll

Adults in the United States who report using a facemask to cope with the novel coronavirus pandemic at least once in the past week rose to an all-time high, albeit with about a quarter also reporting reluctance to cover their faces in public, a new Gallup poll revealed on Monday

COVID-19 Causing SARS-CoV-2 Virus May Not Originate in China - Oxford University Scientist

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that has caused the global COVID-19 pandemic may not have originated in China and could have instead been a dormant virus that was activated by environmental conditions, Tom Jefferson, a senior associate tutor at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford told The Telegraph newspaper

Beijing Slams US for Trying to 'Undermine' Peace in South China Sea After Recent Drills

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday accused the United States of trying to undermine the stability in the South China Sea, following a US naval exercise in the region

Trump Considering Executives Orders on China, Immigration - White House Aide

US President Donald Trump is considering issuing new executive orders targeting China, immigration and job matters, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters on Monday

Afghan president pushing for global 'consensus' on talks with Taliban

US Special Envoy Biegun Heads to Seoul, Tokyo for North Korea Talks - State Dept

CPEC, a parallel world order focusing on economic cooperation and development :Masood Khan

CPEC a parallel world order focusing on economic cooperation, development: Sardar Masood Khan

Azad Jammu Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was one of six main projects coming under the mega Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project

CPEC, a parallel world order focusing on economic cooperation and development – Masood Khan

Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is one of six main projects coming under the mega Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.

Russia, Belarus Regret US Decision to Withdraw From Open Skies Treaty, Look For Dialogue

Moscow and Minsk have expressed severe regret at Washington's decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, given the potential negative consequences this could have for Europe's arms control infrastructure, according to a joint statement on Monday

France says Franco-Iranian academic arrested in Iran

A Franco-Iranian academic based at a prestigious Paris university has been arrested in Iran and denied contact with consular staff, the French foreign ministry said Monday

Seoul-Pyongyang Dialogue Should Go On Despite Higher Tensions - Unification Chief Nominee

A dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang should continue regardless of the circumstances, South Korean Unification Minister Nominee Lee In-young said on Monday, just two days after the North Korean side rejected the idea of holding another summit with the United States

Rocket fired at Baghdad airport, no explosion: security source

RPT: PREVIEW - Parties to Open Skies Treaty to Convene on Monday to Discuss US Withdrawal

Nats' Doolittle says virus precautions need work as two more teammates test positive