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U.S. virologists synthesized infectious SARS-like corona virus in 2008

August 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

A group of U.S. virologists reported “the design, synthesis, and recovery of the largest synthetic replicating life form,” a 29.7-kb bat SARS-like coronavirus in an article published in the U.S. scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) as early as October 2008. The article reported the creation in laboratory of the coronavirus, which was not only infectious in mice, but also in human […]

Global investigation needed on West’s failure to contain Covid: Martin Jacques

August 6, 2021 CEN_com 0

The Australian government, as leading mouthpiece for the US, in April 2020 called for an “independent” international team to be sent to China to investigate the origins and causes of COVID-19. … The obvious absurdity was that during this period it became abundantly clear that the West had failed to deal with the virus and China had done remarkably. Why investigate China; what about the US and UK? But this […]

VIDEO: Chinese company opens its first overseas wind farm project in Ethiopia to world

August 4, 2021 CEN_com 0

Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) held an online open house event at the Aysha Wind Farm Project in Ethiopia on July 12, showcasing the progress of the project and the company’s contribution to local development. It is the first wind power project in the Somali Region of the country and the first of its kind to be generally contracted by DEC overseas. Click link for video: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-04/DEC-opens-its-first-overseas-wind-farm-project-in-Ethiopia-to-world-12rOmR16UzC/index.html Source: CGTN 04-Aug-2021

China imposes massive travel restrictions to combat Delta outbreak

August 4, 2021 CEN_com 0

Xinhua News, 4 August 2021 China has imposed massive travel restrictions, including temporary closure of airports and travel alerts for citizens to other places across the country, to contain the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. All 31 provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland have urged citizens not to go to medium and high-risk areas for COVID-19 or leave the provinces where they live unless it is necessary. Twenty-three […]

Should the United States be investigated by the WHO over COVID-19’s origins?

August 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

Report on CGTN Think Tank Online Survey Full survey report: ** Click to access Should-the-United-States-be-investigated-by-the-WHO-over-COVID-19-origins-English-version.pdf CGTN Think Tank conducted a global online survey, available in six UN official languages, on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, VK, Weibo and WeChat, on July 30. Participants were asked: “Do you think the WHO should investigate the U.S. as part of the origin-tracing study of COVID-19?” About 83 percent of social media users answered YES. Participants in […]

Namibia eager to partner with China on wildlife cooperation

August 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

“Namibia-China cooperation is very cordial and a genuine one, especially when it comes to conservation programs and also environmental programs. We have cooperated in many areas, especially areas of anti-poaching programs, areas of general conservation of our biodiversity,” said Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. WINDHOEK, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Namibia is eager to partner with China on wildlife cooperation, the African country’s environment minister said during […]

China poised to back Thailand’s move to solar

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

China’s foothold in producing solar panels in Thailand, as well as investing in and building solar power stations there, will be essential if the country is to continue to move away from fossil fuels with sufficient speed. Thailand is in the midst of a policy shift toward solar projects. In March 2021 Thailand announced it will draft a master plan to reach net zero carbon emissions. Though it has not […]

Some 2019 EVALI patients in the US may have been infected with COVID-19

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

Scientists urge US to screen for COVID-19 in vaping-related lung disease and share data It’s possible that some of the patients of the mysterious vaping-related lung disease that swept through all of the 50 US states in 2019 were actually COVID-19 patients, according to a group of Chinese scientists and radiologists after reviewing some 250 chest CT scans from published papers. These scientists urged the US to start screening for […]

CHINA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MISSION STARTS IN NORTH PACIFIC

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

Two China Coast Guard vessels will cruise on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean during a 31-day patrol.The mission aims to strengthen supervision over the fishing boats operating on the seas of the North Pacific Ocean, in accordance with relevant United Nations General Assembly resolution and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean. Two coast guard ships dispatched […]

Is America’s e-cigarette crisis a smokescreen for the coronavirus outbreak?

July 31, 2021 CEN_com 0

Coughing and short of breath, a patient presented to the emergency room with a low blood oxygen level, and the CT scan showed a “ground glass” pattern of white flecks on his lungs, a sign of severe pulmonary damage. Sounds familiar? Well, he wasn’t diagnosed with COVID-19. Instead, the patient was treated as one of the first EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury) cases in the U.S. that have […]