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# China

Last week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Explainer: China, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter
Questions and Answers about China’s emissions and climate plans.
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Dr Catherine Conlon: Respiratory illness clusters in China - what is it and what are the risks?
The public health doctor looks at the concerns over an increase in respiratory illness in children in northern China.
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Nov 28th 2023, 2:28 PM
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November 2023
WHO makes official request to China for information on rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
Both Sars and Covid-19 were first reported as unusual types of pneumonia.
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Nov 23rd 2023, 3:57 PM
Ireland “a victim of Russian disinformation”, experts on Ukraine war say
Pro-Kremlin narratives have reached both social and mainstream media.
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Nov 17th 2023, 12:59 PM
Biden and Xi agree to restore military communications despite 'dictator' comment
The two leaders remained far apart on the issue of Taiwan, with the Chinese president telling his US counterpart to stop arming the island.
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Nov 16th 2023, 6:48 AM
Biden says goal of meeting with Xi Jinping is to improve US-China communications
The two leaders will meet at a summit in San Francisco today.
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Nov 15th 2023, 7:23 AM
Dr Catherine Conlon: Where does BSE come from and what are the risks?
Following the discovery of a case of Atypical BSE, what now for the Irish beef trade abroad?
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Nov 9th 2023, 7:00 PM
Martin hopes China beef exports can resume in 'matter of months' after pause over Atypical BSE case
BSE, commonly called Mad Cow Disease, comes in two forms, Classical BSE and Atypical BSE.
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Nov 8th 2023, 8:36 AM
Beef exports to China suspended after case of Atypical BSE discovered in Irish cow
BSE, commonly called Mad Cow Disease, comes in two forms, Classical BSE and Atypical BSE.
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Nov 7th 2023, 9:43 PM
Tánaiste asks China to use influence on Russia to end Ukraine invasion
Micheál Martin also doubled down on comments he gave some months ago which were critical of China.
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Nov 7th 2023, 1:10 PM
Tough balancing act for Martin's China trip after strongly critical speech earlier this year
Micheál Martin is tasked with building diplomatic relations while not abandoning any of political statements he made five months ago.
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Nov 5th 2023, 6:30 AM
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Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies aged 68 following heart attack
China’s foreign ministry said it “deeply” mourned Li’s “tragic passing”.
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Oct 27th 2023, 9:02 AM
Xi and Putin to deepen decade-long friendship at Beijing summit
Their relationship has been a constant despite a decade of difficult relations with Western countries.
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Oct 17th 2023, 7:50 AM
Syria's Assad visits China in first official trip in decades to seek funds
The Arab leader is looking for support to rebuild his devastated country.
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Sep 21st 2023, 5:36 PM
Putin accepts invitation to visit China in October
Putin said that the two countries are “integrating” their ideas of creating a large Eurasian space.
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Sep 20th 2023, 9:39 PM
Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation concerns from regulators
France had ordered a halt to sales of the device this week after finding that the phone emitted more electromagnetic waves than permitted.
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Sep 15th 2023, 2:56 PM
Westminster’s alleged Chinese spy says he is ‘completely innocent’
The man said he had spent his career highlighting the “challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist Party”.
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Sep 11th 2023, 12:25 PM
Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
On Thursday, the city recorded its highest ever rainfall since records began in 1884.
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Sep 8th 2023, 7:16 AM
TikTok to begin storing European user data in Dublin
The video platform has been treated with Western governments over how it handles user data
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Sep 5th 2023, 12:45 PM
US, Indonesia and five other nations hold war drills amid concerns over Chinese aggression
Soldiers from the UK, France, Australia, Japan and Singapore will also join in the training exercises.
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Aug 31st 2023, 2:20 PM
Death toll from record-breaking rain in China hits 78 as new storm approaches
Storm Doksuri has brought on the most severe rainfall since records began 140 years ago.
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Aug 11th 2023, 8:23 AM
33 people dead and 18 others still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains on record
The recent downpours have damaged infrastructure and deluged swathes of the city’s suburbs and surrounding areas.
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Aug 9th 2023, 7:44 AM
Philippines summons China ambassador over water cannoning of boats
China said it had taken “necessary controls” against Philippines boats that had “illegally” entered its waters.
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Aug 7th 2023, 10:53 AM
At least 30 dead after heavy flooding in northern China
Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing.
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Aug 5th 2023, 2:08 PM
Three critically endangered red panda cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park in Cork
The park’s new arrivals bring continued hope for the species, which is under threat due to human interference,
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Aug 3rd 2023, 12:18 PM
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years
The amount of rain recorded in just 40 hours neared the average rainfall for the entire month of July.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 8:26 AM
Revived England attack crushes China to set up Nigeria tie
Lauren James had two goals and three assists in a revived England attack, with another goal chalked off following a VAR check.
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Aug 1st 2023, 2:33 PM
At least 11 dead in Beijing as heavy rain causes floods and forces evacuations
The level of rainfall is highly unusual for the city, which enjoys a moderate, dry climate.
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Aug 1st 2023, 7:36 AM
Tens of thousands of people evacuated from Beijing as typhoon hits
Typhoon Doksuri lashed China’s capital with heavy rain today.
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Jul 30th 2023, 12:31 PM
Russian and Chinese officials join Kim Jong Un at a North Korean military parade
At least four new North Korean military drones were towed on trailers through Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square.
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Jul 28th 2023, 8:17 AM
China and Russia send officials to North Korea for Korean War commemorations
The visits suggest North Korea is further opening up after years of pandemic isolation.
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Jul 26th 2023, 7:09 AM
Chinese foreign minister removed from office months after disappearing from the public eye
The minister’s absence sparked a storm of speculation that the confidant of President Xi Jinping had fallen from grace.
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Jul 25th 2023, 6:48 PM
The era of climate change denial is mostly gone, Micheál Martin says
Severe heatwaves have gripped southern Europe, parts of the United States, Mexico and China this month.
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Jul 25th 2023, 12:17 PM
Russia urged to avert global food crisis at UN after pulling out of Black Sea grain deal
Moscow was criticised by China as well as Western nations over the decision, with some warning that it could have “catastrophic consequences”.
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Jul 22nd 2023, 8:28 AM
Hundreds of thousands evacuated in China and Vietnam as Typhoon Talim makes landfall
Talim “might be one of the biggest to hit the Gulf of Tonkin in recent years”, Vietnam’s top disaster response committee said.
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Jul 17th 2023, 9:41 PM
UN nuclear watchdog tries to allay fears surrounding water discharge at Fukushima nuclear plant
The release is expected to begin this summer but is opposed by locals and some regional neighbours.
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Jul 5th 2023, 8:54 PM
At least 15 people killed by floods in south-western China
The Chongqing floods appear to be China’s deadliest amid deluges in other parts of the country.
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Jul 5th 2023, 11:39 AM
China in the grip of extreme weather after flooding and 10 straight days of 35 degree heat
Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius.
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Jul 3rd 2023, 8:32 AM
People urged to stay indoors as Beijing and parts of northern China sizzles amid 40C heatwave
The mercury topped 40C in the Chinese capital for the third consecutive day, experts said.
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Jun 24th 2023, 1:41 PM
Biden voices confidence he will meet Xi Jinping soon despite 'dictators' jab
US President Joe Biden rejected “this theory that the relationship with China is collapsing”
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Jun 22nd 2023, 9:50 PM
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