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The US ambassador to China said Wednesday that he doesn't believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of masks and other medical supplies to fight the coronavirus, and that the shipment of 1,200 tons of such products to the US could not have been possible without Chinese support. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RCWiy7

Scientists have discovered six new coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar -- the first time these viruses have been found anywhere in the world. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3baQMun

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China did not give Americans access when it was needed the most in the beginning, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, demanding answers and transparency from Beijing over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vxr4JB

The US military is bracing for a months-long struggle against the coronavirus, looking for novel ways to maintain a defensive crouch that sustains troops' health without breaking their morale — while still protecting the nation. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K5Ec3p

Unlike talk in the Trump administration of possibly reopening the country as early as May, military leaders are suggesting that this summer may be the best-case scenario of tiptoeing toward a return to normal activities. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z2suo6

The ministry of national health services of Pakistan said that Punjab reported 2,945 cases, Sindh 1,518, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 865, Balochistan 240, Gilgit-Baltistan 236, Islamabad 140 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 46. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ceYIdS

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K8e9Zm

The government resisted calls to postpone the parliamentary elections billed as a midterm referendum for President Moon Jae-in, who enters the final years of his term grappling with a historic public health crisis that is unleashing massive economic shock. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bfdNw4

Governors Wilson Witzel of Rio de Janeiro and Helder Barbalho of the northern state of Para both posted videos to Twitter announcing their diagnoses and urging people to stay home to fight the spread of the virus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aaSk6a

The official death toll from the coronavirus soared to 10K in New York City on Tuesday after authorities began including people who probably had Covid-19, but died without ever being tested. Officials reported 3,778 "probable" deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 confirmed by a lab test. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wKCD8c

Officials reported 3,778 "probable" deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 confirmed by a lab test. Combined, that would put the total fatalities in the city over 10,000. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wKCD8c

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that “misinfo-demic” about COVID-19 on various social media platforms such as WhatsApp is proliferating falsehoods and announced a new UN initiative to flood the internet with facts and science to counter the “poison” of misinformation that is putting more lives at risk. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ycgnV8

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China reported on Wednesday a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yi4vAI

Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden's White House bid on Tuesday, saying his longtime vice president can unify and "heal" a nation struggling through some of its darkest moments. "Joe has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery," Obama said in a 12-minute video. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XAMx7e

The number of coronavirus-linked deaths in New York City soared past 10,000 on Tuesday after officials said almost 4,000 people who never tested positive were presumed to have died from COVID-19. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RE3w4Z

The coronavirus death toll in the United States crossed 25,000 on Tuesday with the country witnessing the highest single-day tally of 2,129. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ck4xH7

The coronavirus death toll in the United States crossed 25,000 on Tuesday with the country witnessing the highest single-day tally of 2,129. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ck4xH7

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2-million mark, and over 1,20,000 dead, the pandemic remains a potent threat around the world even as some countries begin to take careful steps to lift restrictions intended to halt the virus spread. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34zZAHs

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