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China says US orders it to close its consulate in Houston

BEIJING (AP) — China says the U.S. has ordered it to close its consulate in Houston in what it called a provocation that violates international law. There was no immediate confirmation or explanation from the U.S. A Chinese foreign ministry…

1900 year old pine discovered in Southwest China

Forestry officials in China have found a 1,900 year old pine tree. The ancient evergreen is six stories tall and has a hollowed out trunk, big enough to allow seven people to stand inside. The discovery was made in the…

Giant panda sees visitors after months of waiting

In China social distancing guidelines have applied to everyone, including the country's famous panda bears. Now after five months in isolation, the giant panda Maozhu is meeting visitors again in China's Yunnan Wild Animal Park. While the male giant panda…

China refutes allegations that virus originated in a laboratory

(AP) — China is refuting allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were being stored. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian cited the head of the World Health Organization…

More Coronavirus Cases Confirmed; U.S. Risk Still "Low"

(NBC News) — Three additional cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the United States over the weekend, bringing the national total to five. So far more than 100 samples from 26 states have been sent to the Centers for Disease…