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Ousted U.S. whistleblower says Trump health official played down coronavirus threat
WASHINGTON: The ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating when he raised concerns. Rick Bright says in the complaint
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Japan’s coronavirus lockdown strips exotic dancer of her savings
TOKYO: Exotic dancer Aya Yumiko has been living off her savings since March waiting for the bars and clubs in Tokyo where she performs in burlesque shows to reopen. But a decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week to
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Continued easing as cases pass 3.5 million mark Italy, Spain, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Malaysia and Lebanon are among the countries easing some restrictions on Monday, including reopening factories, construction sites, hairdressers and libraries. The measures are of particular fanfare in Italy,
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Warm weather draws crowds in some cities as parts of U.S. start easing coronavirus lockdowns
Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses, as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown. On Saturday, thousands of people gathered
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More people hit China roads in first major holiday since coronavirus easing
BEIJING: China’s most populous cities saw a spike in outbound travellers, tourists and day-trippers on May 1, first day of a long holiday weekend, led by Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic that first struck the country late last year.
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India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers
NEW DELHI: India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing some of its lockdown measures in districts less affected by the coronavirus. Prime
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New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
NEW YORK : New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that he reopen the state, saying he knew people were struggling without jobs but that more understanding of the new coronavirus was
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Do not be complacent with CMCO, COVID-19 is still with us
KUALA LUMPUR: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) which begins on Monday as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin yesterday is good news to Malaysians who have been confined to their homes for almost two months. The permission given to
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Half of U.S. states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The White House let its 2-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis.
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Trump hails U.S. coronavirus testing as infections cross a million
The United States has reported more than a million coronavirus infections only because of its testing, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hailing the effort as being “much better than any other country in the world”. The Twitter comments came
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