Topline A mosquito-born virus that has infected more than 7,000 people across at least 13 cities in China has sparked precautions similar to those imposed during the COVID pandemic in attempts to stop its spread despite the virus not being transmittable from person to person. A sanitation worker sprays insecticide to prevent the spread of Chikungunya on Aug. 3, 2025 …
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Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore Getty Images Guangdong authorities have vowed to take “decisive and forceful measures” to stop the spread of the disease More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s Tariff Day, the day when President Donald Trump said he would impose severe tariffs on countries that failed to sign trade deals beneficial to the U.S. economy. Whatever one’s take on tariffs in general, Trump’s specific threats and …
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Sony held a press conference on the eve of ChinaJoy 2025 in Beijing today where it revealed the next wave of its China Hero Project. Throughout the presentation it announced that it will be financing third-person shooter EXILEDGE and character action game Daba: Land of Water Scar. Sony with announcements and showing a lot of games at its pre-China Joy …
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