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Beijing responded that it reserved the right to ‘take further actions’ and criticized Washington for ‘an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice’

A Costa Rica newspaper reported that hundreds of people have seen the aircraft in the sky in recent hours

China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite US suspicion it was spying

The discovery has further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington

The third-richest man in the world’s net worth halved in a week after he was accused of market manipulation by a US firm specializing in ‘man-made disasters’

A senior defense official said it has ‘limited’ value in terms of providing China intelligence it couldn’t already collect by other means

The large-scale Chinese deployment came as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or military action against the island

Huawei Technologies Ltd., China’s first global tech brand, is at the center of conflict between the US and Beijing over technology and security

The company is reeling from a worldwide recall of sleep apnea machines and economic headwinds

A report Friday showed that US inflation is continuing to cool, raising hopes for a smaller increase that’s less painful than last year’s aggressive hikes

New restrictions are being imposed on travelers with cameras and binoculars as the regime attempts to restrict reporting on the repression

The Treasury and State departments announced the moves in coordinated statements that target dozens of the mercenaries’ affiliates

New research based on seismic waves suggests that the innermost level of the planet is losing speed and may be spinning in the opposite direction to the surface

The relaxation of restrictions let loose a wave of pent-up travel desire, particularly around the country’s most important time for family gatherings

Anatoly Legkodymov, who lives in China, was arrested Tuesday night in Miami

Economic growth fell to 3% last year, not even half 2021’s rate, under pressure from antivirus controls and a real estate slump

The electric car company has lost more than 70% of its value on the stock market and analysts doubt that it can maintain its market share in the long term

The toll included 5,503 fatalities due to respiratory failure caused by Covid-19 and 54,435 from other ailments combined with the disease

The scientific community is aghast at He Jiankui’s return after three years in prison and compares him to Nazi doctors

XBB and XBB1.5 now account for more than 44% of all coronavirus cases in the United States, although no data indicates that these infections are more serious

The IMF warns about concurrent downturns in the US, Europe and China

Next-door nations are preparing for a flood of visitors as cases and hospitalizations surge in the Asian giant

The US, WHO and EU have questioned the reliability of data offered by the Asian giant, which claims to have the latest coronavirus wave sweeping the country ‘under control’

The United States is home to 16 of the 20 largest public businesses by market capitalization, one more than last year

A new ban in the lower house is just the latest chapter of a longstanding dispute over whether the application threatens US national security

A lack of transparency over the scale of the latest outbreak and concerns over the possibility of new variants emerging have led to new restrictions in several countries