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Trump 'considering' travel ban after Brazil suffers deadliest coronavirus day on record

President Donald Trump said he is considering imposing a travel ban on Brazil, following the South American country’s deadliest day on record as a result of the coronav

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Trump receives coronavirus testing regularly, results "all negative": White House

U.S. President Donald Trump has received regular testing for COVID-19, with results "all negative to date," the White House said on Monday. White House physician Sean

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Spain's daily COVID-19 deaths dip below 100

A soldier stands in a temporary hospital set up in Barcelona. /AFP Spain's daily COVID-19 death toll has dropped below a hundred for the first time in two months.Authorities said on Sunday tha

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HKSAR gov't making all-out efforts to support residents' livelihood amid COVID-19: officials

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is deeply concerned about Hong Kong residents' financial burden caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and wil

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Watford manager Pearson warns against rushed return to action

The Premier League trophy. /VCG image Watford F.C. manager Nigel Pearson has warned against a rushed resumption of the Premier League amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the players health rema

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'No benefit' in hydroxychloroquine virus treatment: two studies

Sales of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, have risen even though it may not cure COVID-19. /AP Treating COVID-19 patients with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which has bee

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Expert urges Australia to step out of U.S. footsteps

A leading expert of strategic studies in Australia warned the country not to allow its China policy to be dictated by Washington. In an opinion piece published by the

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Reopening did not increase coronavirus infection rate: Portuguese president

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday that his country's gradual reopening has not led to an increase in coronavirus cases. He made this assessment during his meeting with

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Chinese mainland's asymptomatic COVID-19 cases drop in past 10 days: official

Over the past 10 days, the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases still under medical observation dropped by 22 percent on the Chinese mainland, a health official said

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Evidence shows coronavirus not from lab, says Croatian scientist

Scientific evidence has shown that the coronavirus is naturally derived and not engineered in a lab, a Croatian scientist has said. Our analysis has showed that the coronavirus cases in Croatia we

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Palestinian president says to reconsider deals with Israel, U.S.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday that the Palestinians will reconsider the deals and understandings reached with both Israel and the United S

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Merkel rules out tax increases for time being

The German government was currently not seeking to increase taxes to compensate for the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a questioning session by

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FBI and DHS accuse Chinese hackers of targeting U.S. COVID-19 research

In a rare joint public statement, the FBI and Homeland Security’s cybersecurity advisory unit CISA have accused top Chinese hackers of trying to steal U.S. research related to the coronavirus s

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UK economy shrinks by 2% in Q1 due to coronavirus

The UK economy shrank by two percent in the first three months of 2020, signalling the first direct impacts of the coronavirus on the British economy, the Office for National Statistics said in a sta

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Expected health expenditure in Germany exceeds 400 bln euros in 2019: Destatis

Expected health expenditure in Germany in 2019 had gone up by 4.3 percent to 407.4 billion euros (442 billion U.S. dollars) compared to the previous year, the Federal

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U.S. economy: How some states are plotting their reopening

While the Trump administration has been adamant on reopening U.S. states and revitalizing the economy, some people, like the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr.

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Hong Kong's Ocean Park needs HK$5 billion lifeline to prevent closure

Hong Kong's Ocean Park. /Xinhua Hong Kong's popular amusement park Ocean Park could go bankrupt by the end of June unless receiving an urgent bailout of 5.4 billion Hong Kong dollars (700 mill