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US Supreme Court orders release of Trump records but they may stay hidden for now
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump must hand over his tax returns to New York prosecutors but ...‘Strong evidence’ mothers can transmit virus to newborns
There is “strong evidence” that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists said Thursday, in findings ...Millions under new Australia lockdown as global virus cases soar
Millions in Australia’s second-biggest city went into lockdown Thursday to battle another coronavirus outbreak, as spikes across the world added to the ...US tops three million COVID-19 cases as Trump pushes schools to reopen
The United States on Wednesday passed another grim coronavirus milestone with three million confirmed cases, as President Donald Trump downplayed the risks ...Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, died on Wednesday aged 61, ...European shares slip as virus cases surge; HSBC, Nokia slump
European shares opened lower on Wednesday, with banks and energy firms leading the declines as surging coronavirus infections globally dimmed the prospect ...Colombia coronavirus lockdown extended until Aug. 1
Colombia’s national lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus will be extended by just over two weeks until Aug. 1, President Ivan ...China criticises U.S. withdrawal from World Health Organization
China criticized the United States’ planned withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying on Wednesday that the move will have grave ...Virus outbreak in Rohingya camps ‘contained’: Bangladesh
A coronavirus outbreak among Rohingya refugees has been “successfully contained”, Bangladesh officials have said after fears that the disease spread rapidly in ...Virus won’t stop Eiffel Tower high life, says top French chef
The ebullient French chef Frederic Anton is having none of the talk that the world will not be the same again after ...