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Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
World
April 8, 2020
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward…
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
World
April 8, 2020
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
Voicing joy and excitement from behind face masks, tens of thousands of people fled Wuhan on Wednesday after a 76-day…
Britain’s Johnson spends second night in intensive care
World
April 8, 2020
Britain’s Johnson spends second night in intensive care
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was spending a second night in intensive care battling the coronavirus which has infected more…
Why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19
World
April 8, 2020
Why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19
The new coronavirus isn’t biased about who it infects — so why does data emerging from some states suggest that…
Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand
World
April 7, 2020
Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand
LONDON (AP) — A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In…
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
World
April 7, 2020
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses.…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World
April 7, 2020
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
Eighty-five percent of coronavirus cases suffer from minor symptoms: minister
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Eighty-five percent of coronavirus cases suffer from minor symptoms: minister
Minister of Health Hala Zayed said on Monday that 85 percent of coronavirus cases in Egypt suffer from minor symptoms,…
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World
April 7, 2020
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
World
April 7, 2020
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo,…