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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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Cornered by the coronavirus, Trump returns to a familiar strategy: Attack Obama
May 21, 2020 14:48With the death count from the coronavirus rising and its economic fallout deepening, President Donald Trump is trying to fire up his base and divert the national conversation by promoting a baseless conspiracy that casts his predecessor, Barack Obama, as the architect of a plot to subvert his presidency.
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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.
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Coronavirus crisis could cost global economy $82 trillion: Report
May 21, 2020 08:31The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy up to $82 trillion as most countries have slid into a serious recession due to the fallout of the fatal disease, a new report shows.
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Earlier lockdown measures could have saved thousands of American lives, study says
May 21, 2020 07:12A new study shows that thousands of lives could have been saved in the United States if the country had implemented lockdowns and social distancing measures just two weeks earlier to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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China, West Asia, North Africa stick together, strengthen friendship amid pandemic
May 21, 2020 03:09Under the principle of building a community of shared future for mankind, the Chinese government, enterprises and organizations have assisted West Asian and North African countries through donations of medical supplies, while experts in China have either been fighting the virus on the frontline or sharing anti-pandemic formulas via video conference, helping locals treat diseases as well as giving people a boost of confidence.
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US deportations are exporting COVID-19 to Latin America and the Caribbean
May 21, 2020 03:03“United States has been flying migrants on hundreds of deportation flights to at least 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean since the pandemic began in the United States. There have been over 100 cases of migrants deported from the United States testing positive for COVID-19 upon being returned to Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico and Colombia”.
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Iran, Kazakhstan weigh plans to boost Caspian trade
May 21, 2020 01:32The presidents of Iran and Kazakhstan called for the expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries, proposing a rise in trade exchanges via the Caspian Sea.
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Iran reports zero coronavirus deaths in 10 provinces
May 21, 2020 01:27There was not a single death from the novel coronavirus in 10 provinces of Iran over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday.