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Europe still ‘in eye of the storm’ despite moves to ease virus lockdowns
Parts of Europe moved cautiously to reopen their streets and economies on Thursday but the coronavirus pandemic was far from beaten and ...Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
Doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have become the unwitting heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, winning applause from balconies and streets around the ...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 ...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 ...US could start reopening in May, top virus advisor says
The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday, as signs ...World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on. Armies have ...Global death toll passes 100,000
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed 100,000 on Friday, and the United States was on the brink of surpassing ...Global virus death toll nears 100,000, but some signs of hope
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that ...World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human tragedy and once-in-a-century economic collapse caused by the coronavirus ...














