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Australia Angered China by Calling for a Coronavirus Investigation. Now Beijing is Targeting its Exports
Australian Foreign Minister Marisa Payne initially voiced support for an investigation on a Sunday morning television show in late April.
Used to Track Those Coming from Abroad, China's Covid-19 'War Room' Now Keeps an Eye on Citizen's Movements
This year, cities and villages across the country have used the system for what the government has labelled 'an all-out people's war on coronavirus'.
Donald Trump Threatens to Move the GOP Convention Out of Charlotte due to Covid-19 Restrictions
The convention attracts hundreds and thousands of Trump supporters and Republican leaders from across the country wherein they pack into a giant indoor stadium for four days.
Russia Reports Nearly 9,000 New Coronavirus Infections, 92 Deaths
The country's comparatively low mortality rate raises questions among experts both in Russia and in the West, with some suggesting the government may be manipulating the statistics.
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.1 Strikes Western Iran
State TV gave no immediate information about possible casualties or damage.
Western Australia Braces for Worst Storm in a Decade
Winds gusting up to 210km per hour were expected on Sunday near Pilbara, moving south towards the state capital of Perth overnight and Monday.
With 153 Deaths, Russia Reports Its Highest Single-day Spike in Covid-19 Toll But Fewer Infections
The national coronavirus task force said Sunday that 3,541 people have died from the virus, an increase of 153. The previous high was 150.
Boat Carrying 20 Illegal Migrants Capsizes Off Tunisia Coast, 1 Dead
The body of one of them was retrieved from the sea while search operations are underway for six other passengers.
Trump's Press Secretary Displays One of His Checks in a Little Too Much Detail
The White House press secretary did not just reveal that the president was sending his salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help 'support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain and combat the coronavirus.' She also displayed...
Trump Tells Governors to Reopen Places of Worship 'Right Now', Threatens to Override Them
Trump said houses of worship should be allowed to open just like other places that were designated essential services -- including drug stores, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals and health clinics, as well as stores that sell alcohol.
EU Announces Initial Funding of 5 Lakh Euro For Cyclone Amphan-affected People in India
The EU is determined to start helping people in need with no further delay and provides an initial funding of 500,000 euro for India and 1,100,000 euro to support the immediate response in Bangladesh, the statement said.
UK Surveillance Study Reveals 17% of Londoners Have Covid-19 Antibodies: Health Secretary
Official figures show that the death toll involving those tested positive for COVID-19 in Britain has reached 36,042, an increase of 338 from the previous day's figures.
New York 'Over the Mountain' As New Covid-19 Cases Fall to Pre-crisis Levels - Governor
Andrew Cuomo told a daily briefing the three-day rolling average for new coronavirus hospitalizations was at 246 on Wednesday, below 295 a day earlier
Pak Summons Indian Diplomat for Third Time This Week Over 'Ceasefire Violations'
The Foreign Office claimed that the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing"by the Indian forces on Wednesday in Chirikot Sector resulted in serious injuries to a 45-year-old villager.
Trump Awards $354 Million Contract to Company to Manufacture Covid-19 Drugs in US
Virginia-based Phlow Corp said it had started making pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms for over a dozen essential medicines to treat hospitalised patients with COVID-19-related illnesses. Many of these medicines are in shortage and have...
29-year-Old New Mother Becomes 1st Covid-19 Casualty in Nepal, Baby to be Tested for Virus
The woman was treated at a local hospital after suffering from fever and respiratory problems. When her condition worsened, she was referred to another hospital.