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US suffers biggest job losses in history amid coronavirus pandemic

by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the…

US VP Pence spokeswoman tests positive for COVID-19

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US vice president's spokeswoman became the second…

US virus death toll climbs by 2,073 in 24 hours: tracker

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 2,073 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total…

Coronavirus worse for US than Pearl Harbor, 9/11: Trump

by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of China on…

Positive tests for recovered virus patients are not reinfections: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Coronavirus patients declared recovered who later test positive for the disease are still expelling dead lung…

Nearly 1 in 5 US children left hungry since virus crisis: study

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nearly a fifth of young children in the United States are not getting enough…

US prison COVID-19 infections hit 30,000: university

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US prisons have reported 30,000 cases of coronavirus among inmates and guards, a US university…

Trump urges US to reopen as daily death toll spikes

    by James Pheby, with Brendan Smialowski in Phoenix, Arizona Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump made his…

LA virus testing center offers quick results for peace of mind

by Laurent BANGUET Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- For two weeks now, Dr Matthew Budoff has…

Remember the disabled during virus crisis, UN chief says

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on governments around the world to specifically…

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