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France rejects US anti-China claim of COVID-19 link to Wuhan lab
Apr 18, 2020 10:56The French government has rejected as unfounded the recent US allegations linking a Chinese research laboratory in the city of Wuhan to the new coronavirus.
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Coronavirus infections among Saudi royals ‘exceedingly surpassed’ previous figures
Apr 18, 2020 07:32A Saudi whistleblower has said that the number of Saudi royals infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has “exceedingly surpassed” figures previously revealed by a New York Times report.
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US coronavirus crisis takes sharp political turn as Trump slams Democratic governors
Apr 18, 2020 07:24The US coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak.
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US coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases top 700,000
Apr 18, 2020 03:20US coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters tally, as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.
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Madrid neighbors greet each other with mops during COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 18, 2020 01:59Residents of Amparo street in Madrid Lavapies district are coming out to their balconies with mops to greet each other every day, after applauding health workers for their fight against the coronavirus.
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German economy situation most serious since WWII: Minister
Apr 18, 2020 01:53The German economy, Europe's largest, is in its most grave economic situation since World War Two, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Friday.
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German economy situation most serious since WWII: Minister
Apr 18, 2020 01:53The German economy, Europe's largest, is in its most grave economic situation since World War Two, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Friday.
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Coronavirus forces detour for homecoming astronauts
Apr 18, 2020 01:24NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will take an unusual - and more exhausting - route home after safely landing in the Kazakh steppe on Friday, a Russian healthcare official said, because of lockdowns caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Russia sends 1st medical aid shipment to Syria to help it combat COVID-19: Ministry
Apr 18, 2020 01:14Syria says it has received the first shipment of medical aid from Russia to help Damascus curb the current COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab country.
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Trump appears to stoke protests against stringent lockdown measures
Apr 18, 2020 01:07US President Donald Trump has appeared to support protesters in several states demonstrating against extended stay-at-home orders and other restrictions meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.