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US halts funding to World Health Organisation amid coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to US payments to the World Health Organisation pending a review of its ...Global recession forecast as countries mull lifting virus lockdowns
The coronavirus is poised to spark a bruising global recession not seen in a century, the IMF warned Tuesday, as countries considered ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll climbs by 602
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 602 on Tuesday, up from 566 the day before, posting a second consecutive ...Austria re-opens small shops
Thousands of shops across Austria will reopen on Tuesday as it becomes one of the first countries in Europe to loosen its ...US eyes virus ‘plateau’ as world weighs cautious reboot
Coronavirus deaths in the hard-hit United States were flat for a second consecutive day, with New York’s governor saying the “worst is ...Spain’s overnight coronavirus death toll at 567; infection rate slows
Spain’s overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 567 on Tuesday from 517 a day earlier, while the country reported its ...Macron targets easing of France virus lockdown from May 11
France’s lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak will be extended until May 11, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, but added that ...Italy’s daily coronavirus cases decline, deaths rise
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 566 on Monday, up from 431 the day before, but the number of ...Virus ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria
As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals ...Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador’s virus epicenter
Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, ...