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China Slams 'Very Absurd' Coronavirus Lawsuit Brought by US State of Missouri
Missouri's top state prosecutor on Tuesday announced the lawsuit, which alleges that Chinese officials are to blame for the pandemic.
Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz Agree to Form Emergency Unity Govt after Months of Wrangling
A joint statement said the agreement is being signed by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Blue and White (alliance) chairman Gantz.
UK Civil Servant Launches Unfair Dismissal Case Against Priti Patel
Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary in the department led by Patel, had claimed a vicious and orchestrated campaign against him and pointed the finger of blame at her before stepping down.
New York Mayor Says Lack of Coronavirus Testing May Delay City Reopening
De Blasio, whose city is at the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the United States, said New York needed to be conducting hundreds of thousands of tests a day.
China Cuts Key Rate for Second Time This Year, More Easing Likely
The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 20 basis points (bps) to 3.85% from 4.05% previously, while the five-year LPR was cut by 10 bps to 4.65% from 4.75%.
Amid Coronavirus Scare, the US Tried to Teach China a Lesson About Media. It Backfired.
The US move gave the Communist Party the perfect excuse to get rid of pesky American journalists who had offered the world a window into China’s deadly mistakes in responding to Covid-19 outbreak.
In Key Breakthrough, Covid-19 Vaccine Developed by Oxford University Scientist Could Be Available Around October
Sarah Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology, said efficacy result from phase 3 trials of the vaccine will be available by autumn of 2020 but cautioned these best-case time frames are highly ambitious.
Singapore Reports 942 New Covid-19 Cases in Biggest Daily Jump, Total Reaches 5,992
The vast majority of the new cases are of "work permit" holders living in foreign worker dormitories, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Unsure if Antibodies Protect against Covid-19, Little Sign of Herd Immunity, Says WHO
Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergencies expert, said, 'The expectation that the majority in society may have developed antibodies, the general evidence is pointing against that, so it may not solve the problem of governments.'
UN Says At Least 32 People Killed as Insurgents and Myanmar Military Clash
The Arakan Army, an insurgent group seeking greater autonomy for the region, has been battling government troops for more than a year.
White House Defends Ivanka Trump's Travel to Celebrate Passover Amid Social Distancing Guidelines
Ivanka, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, travelled with her husband and fellow administration adviser Jared Kushner and their three children to the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey earlier this month to celebrate the first night...
London View | Boris Johnson May be Back But His Battle is Yet Not Over as UK Hosps Mull Use of Swimming Goggle, Old Masks
Boris Johnson will return with some seriously difficult questions to answer, and that he more than anyone else is answerable for.
Spain Coronavirus Death Count 'May be Thousands Short'
Regional authorities in Madrid and Catalonia said they each had thousands more victims than the official count.
Macron Says Things 'Happened We Don't Know About' in China's Covid-19 Handling
The French President said that there were issues in the way China handled the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Instagram Posts, Handwritten Journals, Videos: What Historians Will See When They Look Back on Pandemic of 2020
In addition to documenting stay-at-home life, mask styles, health care workers, the economic effect and how people are helping one another, the Library of Congress is also collecting web content, data and maps.
Germany, Russia Slam Trump's Move to Suspend Payments to WHO as Covid-19 Pandemic Rages on
US President Donald Trump announced the funding freeze on Tuesday, accusing the WHO of "severely mismanaging" the spread of the virus.
