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Fears of coronavirus seem far away as stores reopen in rural US

Parts of the U.S. are starting to lift closures, and some of the quickest to reopen have been rural states like Montana, Vermont and Alaska from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KHhnTY

White House media briefings hit turbulence as Trump attacks 'enemy'

President Donald Trump was so angry at the media, and so sore from ridicule over his suggestion that coronavirus patients be injected with disinfectant, that he abandoned his daily briefing Monday. Well, for a couple hours anyway. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zCMUnV

UK sets up new insurance scheme for NHS medics' families

The UK has announced a 60,000-pound insurance scheme for the families of National Health Service workers who lose their lives on the frontlines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 21,000 people in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cXPu67

Beijing to shut coronavirus special hospital, clears all cases

Authorities in Beijing are set to close a COVID-19 special hospital after clearing all the cases even as China reported six new coronavirus infections and 40 fresh asymptomatic cases, health officials said. The move to shut down the hospital comes after China's coronavirus epicentre Wuhan recently closed 16 temporary hospitals and discharged its last patient on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S9WQeY

US Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into Trump's decision to halt WHO funding

In a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Democratic Congressman decried the decision to halt funding as a political distraction from the administration's response to the Covid-19 and demanded that the State Department produce records and information dealing with the decision, Xinhua news agency reported. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y6V02m

Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases, two new deaths

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eQaUnA

Covid-19 shutdown to be extended for parts of New York

"May 15 is when the PAUSE regulations expire statewide," said Cuomo in an Albany press briefing, referring to his orders prohibiting non-essential business and gatherings. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yR2iwo

Brazil's SC authorizes investigation of Jair Bolsonaro

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Biden accuser spoke to neighbor of alleged assault: Report

The account, which was published Monday in Business Insider, comes a little over a month after Tara Reade first accused Biden of sexually assaulting her in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building when she worked in his office in the spring of 1993. Biden's campaign has denied the allegations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cQWemr

US coronavirus deaths could reach 70,000: Trump

Trump is projecting that coronavirus deaths in the US could reach 70,000, but says original projections were much higher as he explained why voters should consider re-electing him in November. Trump has at times this month cited 60,000 as the estimate of how many people would die from Covid-19. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yag5c5

World cannot afford a lost generation of youth due to Covid-19: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres

Listing "startling" numbers, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said one of every five young people was already not in education, training or employment and one of every four is affected by violence or conflict. The UN chief said that failure to address these issues by those in power today makes it "all too easy for extremist groups to exploit the anger". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35dbfMA

Trump rules out changing date of November presidential election

US Prez Donald Trump has ruled out making any changes in the date of the November 3 presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I never even thought of changing the date of the election. Why would I do that? November 3, it's a good number,” Trump said. His likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden last week said Trump was considering changing the date. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aHGQaG

World cannot afford a lost generation of youth due to Covid-19: Guterres

Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that even before the current crisis, young people were facing enormous challenges. Issuing a call to action on youth, peace and security, he said that the world cannot afford a lost generation of youth, their lives set back by Covid-19 and their voices stifled by a lack of participation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35dbfMA

New York cautious as more US states ease virus lockdowns

More US states began lifting coronavirus lockdown orders on Monday but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KDblDM

Is Brazil the next big hot spot as other nations ease up?

As some US states and European countries moved gradually Monday to ease their limits on movement and commerce, the intensifying outbreak in Brazil -with 211 million people -- pushed some hospitals to the breaking point, with signs that a growing number of victims now dying at home. Brazil officially reported about 4,500 deaths and around 67,000 confirmed cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W5iYYZ

New York cautious as more US states ease virus lockdowns

More US states began lifting coronavirus lockdown orders on Monday but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KDblDM

Trump: US may seek damages from China over coronavirus

"We are not happy with China," Trump said at a White House briefing. "We are not happy with that whole situation because we believe it could have been stopped at the source. He suggested that the US may seek damages from China. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YcHSsC

US records 1,303 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

The US recorded 1,303 more novel coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to figures reported late Monday by the Johns Hopkins University, with confirmed US cases nearing one million. The country now has an overall death toll of 56,144, with 987,022 infections, according to a tally by the Baltimore-based institution at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Tuesday). from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VKGqvY

US doing very serious investigation against China, says Trump

The United States is doing a "very serious" investigation against China, President Donald Trump said, indicating his administration is looking at a lot more money as compensation from Beijing than euro 130 billion being sought by Germany. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W6tmj8

Global cases cross 3 million mark as lockdowns begin to ease

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Have a very good idea about status of Kim Jong Un: Trump

US President Donald Trump said he has a "very good idea" about the status of Kim Jong Un but he can't talk about it now, amid rumours about the ill health of the North Korean leader.​ from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KAZ4zQ

Trump: US may seek damages from China over coronavirus

"We are not happy with China," Trump said at a White House briefing. "We are not happy with that whole situation because we believe it could have been stopped at the source. He suggested that the US may seek damages from China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YcHSsC

US federal coronavirus plan is clear and science-based, says WHO

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cQsSVi