The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil fell on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic re-start as ……
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Trump rips WHO, China over coronavirus response: ‘The US has been foolishly funding the WHO’
President Trump bashed the World Health Organization [WHO] on Sunday, saying the group mishandled the coronavirus pandemic by giving deference to China, during his Fox News Town Hall with Bret Baier … ( read original story…
Gold gains as rising US-China tensions dent risk sentiment
Gold prices climbed on Monday as risk sentiment was weakened by rising U.S.-China tensions over the coronavirus, while a firmer dollar capped gains. ( read original story …)
The Times view on the global response to Covid-19: China’s Challenge
A global crisis should ideally prompt a co-ordinated global response. The spread of the coronavirus from China since December has been met with nothing like this. Instead, the crisis has sharpened … ( read original…
China should pay for unleashing COVID-19 pandemic
Whether the disease escaped from a lab or a meat market, there is little doubt it was a product of China, and that authorities were negligent in alerting world health officials until it was too…
China Reports Three New Coronavirus Cases, All Imported
China reported three new coronavirus cases for May 3, up from two the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Monday. ( read original story …)
RPT-More people hit China roads in first major holiday since coronavirus easing
China’s most populous cities saw a spike in outbound travellers, tourists and day-trippers on May 1, first day of a long holiday weekend, led by Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic that first … (…
Dollar firm but stocks, oil under pressure as U.S.-China tensions rise
The dollar rose, oil fell and stock markets were poised to slip on Monday as rising U.S.-China tensions over the coronavirus – and growing unease at the gulf between asset prices and grim economic ……
US looks to exploit anger over Beijing’s South China Sea ambitions
Washington hopes to capitalise on anger over persistent Chinese aggression in the South China Sea to rally rival claimants against Beijing. China has continued to assert its dominance of the … ( read original story…
Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to China Lab, Despite Spy Agencies’ Uncertainty
The secretary of state cited “enormous evidence” that the virus came from a research laboratory in Wuhan, backing an assertion by President Trump. ( read original story …)
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to … ( read original story…
US intelligence documents accuse China of covering up coronavirus outbreak severity to hoard supplies
The report also says China held off informing the World Health Organization that the coronavirus “was a contagion” for much of January so it could order medical supplies from abroad. ( read original story …)
Report: China hid coronavirus’ severity to hoard supplies
U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to … ( read original story…