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Coronavirus: ceasefires and resolutions in project at UN
Armed groups in Cameroon, the Philippines, Yemen and Syria have moved in recent days to reduce violence as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday issued an appeal for ceasefire.
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16-year-old among virus dead in France's highest daily toll
French authorities said on Thursday that 365 people had been killed by COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, taking the national total of those who have died in hospital to 1,696.
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Trump proposes dividing US by coronavirus risk levels
In a letter to state governors released by the White House, US President Donald Trump said that better testing now allows the mapping of virus threat on a local level.
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World powers vow united front on virus as death toll mounts
Leaders from the G20 most industrialised nations held crisis talks by video link Thursday, pledging a 'united front' to fight the outbreak - along with an enormous financial injection to prop up the economy.
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Israel's Gantz elected speaker, to seek unity govt with Netanyahu
Details on an emergency government were not immediately clear, and any arrangement would likely be temporary, perhaps lasting long enough for Israel to pass through the worst of the pandemic.
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US indicts Venezuela leader Maduro for 'narco-terrorism'
The indictments were issued in multiple US jurisdictions including New York and Miami, with charges running from 'conspiracy to narco-terrorism' to money laundering.
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Wuhan lockdown bought health systems vital time: study
With roughly three billion people currently advised to stay at home amid the pandemic, a study published in 'The Lancet Public Health' examined what the rest of the world can learn from Wuhan.
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India's coronavirus cases tick up despite lockdown of 1.3 billion people
The health ministry said the number of cases of coronavirus had risen to 649, of which 13 had died.
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World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000
With the disease tearing around the globe at a terrifying pace, warnings are multiplying over its economic consequences, with experts saying it could cause more damage than the Great Depression.
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More than 1,000 US coronavirus deaths, near 70,000 cases: tracker
The United States has the third highest number of confirmed cases behind China and Italy, and the US death rate is now 1.5%, based on reported cases.
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UK struggling with coronavirus tests amid global shortage
Not all staff working within Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) are being tested, a major concern for health workers and a cause of mounting criticism of the government’s response.
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Three billion under lockdown as UN warns virus threatens humanity
As the global death toll soared past 20,000 Spain joined Italy in seeing its number of fatalities overtake China, where the virus first emerged just three months ago.
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Antimalarial drug no better than standard coronavirus care: study
President Donald Trump last week announced his administration was working with pharmaceutical companies to expand access to the medicines so that more doctors can prescribe them 'off label' - meaning not for their original intended use.
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UN launches virus aid plan, says all of humanity at risk
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that unless the world came together to curb the spread of COVID-19, millions of people could die.
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Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a commentator who wrote for 'The Washington Post', was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate on 2 October 2018, to obtain paperwork for his wedding to Turkish fiancee Hatice Cengiz.
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Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokeswoman said.
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US could be next 'virus epicentre' as India locks down, global recession looms
India joined the ranks of Britain and other countries clamping down to hold back the virus as business activity collapsed from Japan to the United States at a record pace in March.
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California warns youths on virus after teen tests positive, dies
It would be the first known juvenile death from the COVID-19 illness in the United States.
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'Corona time' in Europe's main migrant camp in virus lockdown
There have been 20 recorded deaths and 743 officially announced infections from the coronavirus in Greece, which has a population of 11 million.
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UK calls for 250,000 volunteers as virus deaths surge
However, public transport in London was busy during the morning rush hour and the streets were far from deserted amid confusion over the government’s advice to workers.
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Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could 'destroy a country'
In the chat show format interview with Fox at the White House, US President Donald Trump made it clear that he thinks the shutdown has been an overreaction.
