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Roundup: U.S. deaths top 140,000 amid rising worries about data integrity, racial disparities

The United States has reported 140,000-plus COVID-19 deaths and more than 3.71 million cases as of Sunday morning, both figures ranking first worldwide, as the global tally of cases has topped 14.3

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Anthony Fauci said New York is an example of how to 'correctly' confront soaring coronavirus cases

The nation's top epidemiologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, held New York up as an example of how to "correctly" confront novel coronavirus outbreaks amid recent surges in seve

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U.S. travel industry seeks government assistance, new tax breaks

The coronavirus-hit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for 10 billion U.S. dollars in federal grants to promote safe practices, new liability protections and tax credits for travelers a

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UK to review potentially faulty England COVID-19 death data

Health Minister Matt Hancock ordered a review into how England reports coronavirus deaths, after academics said the daily figures may include people who have died of ot

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Brazil COVID-19 cases reach two million, doubling in less than a month

Brazil on Thursday passed the two million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with few signs that the rate is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.Just 27

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COVID-19 pandemic: The plight of nursing homes

A general view of the Life Care Center of Kirkland where a number of seniors are at risk of novel coronavirus in Kirkland, Washington, U.S., February 29, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note:The coro

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Global stocks dip as ECB chief calls for quick action from Brussels

Global stocks fell Thursday following mixed U.S. economic data and earnings, and as the European Central Bank (ECB) chief called on EU leaders to quickly agree on a huge recovery plan.The pullback ca

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Flash floods, landslides kill at least 30 in Indonesia

A house is seen submerged in mud after flash floods swept through a Radda Village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 14, 2020. /Reuters Flash floods and landslides killed at least 30 people on the I

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U.S. governors slam Trump government's coronavirus response

Governors for the U.S. states of New York and Maryland slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, blaming the federal government's "incompetence."Confirmed COVID-

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Workers who refused to be bogged down by COVID-19

04:51 Editor's note: The coronavirus pandemic has infected 13.5 million people and claimed half a million lives. It's still gaining momentum in many parts of the world

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China leads recovery in global trade plunge in 2020 H1

01:19 Editor's note:While the raging COVID-19 has claimed huge death tolls and dragged many economies into recession, China, one of the earlier nations to reemerge from the pandemic, h

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UK’s Drover raises $26M for to take its car subscription marketplace to Europe

The future of transportation is in a moment of flux, and that continues to provide opportunities for startups to build solutions provide new ways for us to get from A to B. In the latest development,

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Trump approval rating hits record low among battleground voters, poll says

A CNBC-Change Research poll has found that U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating hit a record low of 45 percent among likely voters in six crucial swing states

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Under fire over coronavirus policy, Netanyahu announces money for all

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 28, 2020. /Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a plan for government gr

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Scott Morrison says Australia cannot shut down to contain second wave of Covid-19

Scott Morrison says the response to a second wave of Covid-19 infections cannot be shutting the country down to try to eliminate the virus, and he’s moved to reassure p

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COVID-19 elimination strategy "not sustainable": Aussie PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that a pivot to a COVID-19 elimination strategy would double the unemployment rate. Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that a dramatic change in Aus

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Is Trump one of the worst or best presidents ever?

President Donald Trump wears a mask as he walks down the hallway during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, the United States, July 11, 2020. /AP E