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George Soros says EU may not survive coronavirus crisis
May 23, 2020 07:49Billionaire financier George Soros said the European Union could break apart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic unless the block issued perpetual bonds to help weak members such as Italy.
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Brazil overtakes Russia as world's 2nd coronavirus epicenter
May 23, 2020 07:17Brazil became the world No. 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that 330,890 people had been infected by the virus, overtaking Russia, the Health Ministry said.
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Drug touted by Trump as COVID-19 treatment tied to increased risk of death: study
May 23, 2020 02:23The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which US President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use, was tied to increased risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a large study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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San Francisco sanctions once-shunned homeless encampments
May 23, 2020 02:15San Francisco is joining other US cities in authorizing homeless tent encampments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move officials have long resisted but are now reluctantly embracing to safeguard homeless people.
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Hezbollah says Palestinian land should return to its rightful owners
May 22, 2020 12:20Hezbollah’s stance on the Palestinian cause has not changed in the face of recent developments in the Occupied Territories, says the Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement, insisting that the Palestinian land should return to its rightful owners.
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UN says Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads
May 22, 2020 12:11The United Nations warns that urgent funding is needed to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak in Yemen, where the healthcare system has collapsed as a result of the Saudi-led coalition’s devastating campaign.
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British coronavirus vaccine: Human trials to include 10,000
May 22, 2020 10:21Oxford University and AstraZeneca are recruiting around 10,000 adults and children in Britain for trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a day after receiving U.S. backing worth up to $1.2 billion.
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China strongly refutes Trump accusation of coronavirus 'mass killing'
May 22, 2020 00:30China has strongly refuted recent accusations by US President Donald Trump that Beijing authorities were responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing "mass worldwide killing".
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US weekly jobless claims remain high as backlogs, layoffs linger
May 21, 2020 12:42Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.
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Euro zone slump eased in May but still sharp
May 21, 2020 10:18As government-imposed lockdown measures across the Europe have been eased the disastrous impact of the coronaviurs on the euro zone economy abated marginally this month, a survey shows.