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It's an American pandemic, but millionaire Trump adviser complains $600-per-week boost in unemployment benefits is too generous
Jun 19, 2020 14:42With the U.S. jobless rate still at levels not seen since the Great Depression and coronavirus-induced mass layoffs continuing across the nation, millionaire White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow complained on Sunday that the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance authorized by the CARES Act is too generous and said the benefits should expire at the end of July.
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China says potential US decision to end ties ‘will only hurt Americans’
Jun 19, 2020 12:10China has responded to President Donald Trump’s recent threat to cut ties with Beijing, warning that the move “will only hurt American citizens.”
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China inspects food imports over virus fears
Jun 19, 2020 09:05China has launched a nationwide campaign to inspect food imports after a new coronavirus outbreak emerged at a wholesale market in Beijing, with experts suggesting it shares similarities to European strains.
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Virus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds
Jun 19, 2020 08:51The coronavirus was already present in two large cities in northern Italy in December, over two months before the first case was detected, a national health institute study of waste water has found.
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Rise in violence leaves millions without healthcare in Afghanistan amid pandemic: ICRC
Jun 19, 2020 02:30The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that the recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against healthcare facilities, has prevented access to health services for millions of Afghans.
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Biden's 12% lead portends Trump's dramatic meltdown
Jun 19, 2020 01:59US President Donald Trump’s approval rating is declining amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and protests against racial inequality and police brutality that have been sweeping the US, new polling shows.
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Trump renews threat to cut ties with China
Jun 19, 2020 01:51US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to sever relations with China, saying Washington could pursue a “complete decoupling from” Beijing.
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President: Iran moving forward on path of progress despite coronavirus
Jun 18, 2020 23:15President Hassan Rouhani said the outbreak of the coronavirus has not brought economic activities in the country to a halt, describing the inauguration of new projects as a testimony to Iran’s economic unfaltering progress.
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Almost 157,000 patients recover from coronavirus in Iran
Jun 18, 2020 22:50Nearly 157,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Armenia lifts restrictions on border with Iran: Government
Jun 18, 2020 13:58Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) has announced that restrictions at the country’s main border crossing with Iran has been lifted nearly four months after they were introduced to contain the coronavirus pandemic.