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Trump's disdain for science has consequences

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGT

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Stepson of former Malaysian PM Najib discharged from corruption case

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, stepson of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, was discharged without an acquittal on Thursday on money laundering charges. Kuala Lu

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Some U.S. states are reopening: Here's their number of COVID-19 cases

ArkansasThough there was no stay-at-home order in place, there were some restrictions in place throughout the state. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the steps to reopen gyms, hair salons and eventu

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U.S. states to jointly buy COVID-19 medical supplies

Seven Northeastern U.S. states will develop a regional supply chain to purchase essential COVID-19 medical supplies, their governors announced on Sunday.During a joint virtual news conference, gov

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Golden toad: The 'poster child' of amphibian crisis

Many amphibians living in forests usually have impressions on their colorful but toxic skin. Yet, under the big threat of habitat loss and global warming, the population of amphibians worldwide is

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Northeastern U.S. states to jointly buy COVID-19 medical supplies

Seven Northeastern U.S. states will develop a regional supply chain to purchase essential COVID-19 medical supplies, their respective governors announced on Sunday. During a joint virtual news confer

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The Latest: Italy records 203,591 coronavirus cases, death toll at 27,682

Photo taken on April 21, 2020 shows the She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus statue in Rome, Italy.(Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)The daily death toll on Wednesday was 323, bringing the total to 27,682 f

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U.S. states struggle to reopen businesses despite COVID-19 concerns

The U.S. state of Georgia, which on Friday reopened some non-essential businesses, is among the boldest states in the country to do so, and a number of other states are expected to follow suit des

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Trump Signs Executive Order Temporarily Halting Immigration to US

US President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday evening that he had signed a previously announced executive order that will suspend the entry of immigrants for at le

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As protesters decry U.S. coronavirus lockdown, officials urge caution

01:58 The U.S. debate over restrictions intensified on Monday with large groups of protesters around the country pushing for easing social-distancing restrictions, while medical worker

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US-Mexico border: Thousands of migrants expelled under coronavirus powers

The US has expelled more than 6,300 undocumented migrants on its Mexico border using emergency powers to curb coronavirus spread, officials say.The 21 March public heal

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Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus

A U.S. Border Patrol agent wouldn’t let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter needed asylum, pointing to the coronavirus. That confrontation in T

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Vaccine boost as scientists find virus has 'low shielding'

Experts say it means there are "fewer obstacles for the immune system to neutralise the virus with antibodies".

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Detroit to be first to deploy Abbott Lab’s 5 minute Covid-19 test, mayor says

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said today on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN show that the city of Detroit is on track to be the first city to deploy Abbott Lab’s 5 minute Covid-19 test. The mayor said that the test wo

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Great auk: Flightless 'penguin' hunted to extinction for its feathers

The majority of penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, but there was once a bird in the Northern Hemisphere that looked very similar to the adorable penguins we know today, with black and white

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China to reopen cinemas with Harry Potter in 3D

A photo shows the empty seats of a cinema in Wuhan. [Photo/VCG] After an unprecedented two-month shutdown of the world's second largest film market, China’s cinemas will bring back popular movi

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Governors raise alarm as coronavirus taxes health systems

In a day of dizzying developments, governors across the U.S. sounded a perilous alarm about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus and warned of dire consequences for