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China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help…

US sees 1,738 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday recorded 1,738 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24…

Pompeo vows to hold Iran ‘accountable’ over satellite launch

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused Iran of violating a UN Security…

Autopsies reveal US virus deaths weeks before first reported fatality

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Two people who died in California in early and mid-February were confirmed Tuesday as…

Australia pounces on oil glut to build strategic reserve

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia said Wednesday it will take advantage of record low oil prices to develop a long-needed…

US Senate approves new $480 bn pandemic relief plan

  by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate approved a bipartisan, nearly half-trillion-dollar…

US starts contact tracing the old-fashioned way, but ‘it’s late’

by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — Taiwan and South Korea have led the world in digital…

Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of food shortages

by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaux Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump announced partial…

More than 2,700 dead in US from coronavirus in last 24 hours

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The coronavirus death toll in the United States -- the country with the most fatalities…

Cuomo presses Trump for more federal help in coronavirus testing

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pressed President Donald Trump Tuesday for more help from the…

Coronavirus takes mental toll on New York’s medical staff

by Laura BONILLA Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Battling to keep intensive care patients alive at…

Trump says immigration suspension to last 60 days

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green card seekers for 60…

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