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Daily Death in U.S. Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted
Here in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo reported 731 people died of COVID-19 since Monday — New York’s highest one-day…
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Coronavirus outbreak: Hundreds of infected in prisons and jails challenging officials
Thousands of potentially vulnerable inmates were set free or sent to home confinement to reduce the risk of large-scale outbreaks.…
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Guterres warns: ‘Horrifying surge in domestic violence’ against women amid global coronavirus lockdowns
António Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, citing a sharp rise in domestic violence amid global coronavirus lockdowns, called on governments around…
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How to help economies decimated by the virus, What Shape Will Solidarity Take?
A growing number of officials and analysts believe the European Union needs an enormous financial response on a scale commensurate…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care, ‘in extremely good spirits’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care as he continues to recover from the Covid-19…
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Iraqi president names Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form new government
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form a new government, local media reported. The…
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Coronavirus Vaccines and Treatments Move Toward Human Trials
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads at unprecedented rates, invading the lungs of people of all ages, ethnicities and medical histories,…
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Oxfam warns: Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty
Oxfam has warned that more than half a billion more people could be pushed into poverty unless urgent action is…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres searching for new Libya envoy after US blockage
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has begun searching for a new envoy to Libya, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, after the United…
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When Will There Be a Treatment for the Coronavirus?
For all of modern medicine’s advances, the immune system is still largely on its own when it comes to viruses:…
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