Fresh Start: Podcast News (5/28/2020 Thu.)
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Welcome to Fresh Start.

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Here are today’s picks from our editors.

COVID-19 second wave in US ‘not inevitable,’ says Fauci

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A second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States "could happen" but is "not inevitable," said White House health advisor Anthony Fauci on Wednesday.

The United States can prevent another wave of COVID-19 as long as states reopen "correctly," Fauci said in an interview on CNN. "Don't start leapfrogging over the recommendations of some of the guidelines because that's really tempting fate and asking for trouble."

Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has previously warned that Americans need to prepare for the possibility of a second wave of the coronavirus in the fall, which would run alongside the flu season. (Xinhua)

EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund

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The European Union has proposed a 750 billion euro recovery fund to help countries weather a severe recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Unveiling the package to EU lawmakers, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was triumphant, stating: "This is Europe's moment. Our willingness to act must live up to the challenges we are all facing."

Two-thirds of the money would take the form of grants, while the rest would be made up of more conditions-based loans, for which member countries can apply. (AP)

Meng Wanzhou case continues after Canada judge ruling

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A Canadian judge ruled on Wednesday that the extradition case against China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou can proceed.

According to the ruling, the case of Meng meets the Canadian extradition standard of the so-called "double criminality."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday urged Canada to immediately correct its mistake, release Meng and ensure her safe return to China. The United States and Canada abused their bilateral extradition treaty and arbitrarily took compulsory measures against a Chinese citizen without cause, Zhao said. (Xinhua)

Belgium, France: 26 arrests over ring linked with UK deaths

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Judicial authorities in Belgium and France on Wednesday announced the arrests of 26 people suspected of taking part in a human trafficking network involved in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a refrigerated truck’s container in Britain last year.

They said a series of early morning raids took place simultaneously in Belgium and France on Tuesday as part of legal investigations targeting the large criminal network.

Europol, the EU agency for law enforcement cooperation which provided support to the operation, said that 21 migrants were found during the raids. (AP)

Boeing slashes 12,000 jobs as virus seizes travel industry

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Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming.

One of the nation’s biggest manufacturers said Wednesday that it will lay off 6,770 US employees this week, and another 5,520 workers are taking buyout offers to leave voluntarily in the coming weeks.

Boeing had said it would cut 10 percent of a workforce that numbered about 160,000. (AP)

Hong Kong-Macao entrepreneur Stanley Ho passes away at 98

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Hong Kong-Macao entrepreneur Stanley Ho Hung-sun passed away in Hong Kong on Tuesday at the age of 98, his family announced.

Ho died at around 1:00pm local time at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, his daughter Pansy Ho Chiu-king said at a media briefing outside the hospital.

Born in Hong Kong in November 1921, Ho served as a member of the Standing Committee of the ninth to 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). (CGTN)

Chinese center Han Xu pulls out of 2020 WNBA season

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Promising Chinese women's basketball player Han Xu will not feature in the 2020 WNBA season due to uncertainties brought about by COVID-19 as the New York Liberty trimmed its roster to 12 players on Tuesday. 

"In light of game scheduling changes in her home country due to COVID-19, Han is unable to report for the 2020 WNBA season," the club said in a statement, expecting the promising post player to return in 2021. 

Han, 20, was drafted 14th overall by the Liberty in 2019, becoming the first Chinese female basketball player to join the WNBA through the draft since 1997. (CGTN)

Thanks for listening and be sure to catch us tomorrow.

And now for the Question of the Day:

The adjective caprine is used to describe which animal?

(Answer: Goats.)

Today's quote is from American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).   

"A man is what he thinks about all day long."

(Produced by Nancy Yan Xu, Ryan Yaoran Yu, Brian Lowe, and Elaine Yue Lin. Music by Eugene Loner.)