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$A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made \dangerous and harassing\ maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait on Wednesday (AP)$ World

Iran satellite launch escalates tension with US

The administration has repeatedly said humanitarian aid to Iran is not affected by the sanctions

23 April 2020 8:57 AM GMT

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)

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Donald Trump signs immigration order curbing green cards

Trump said his move was necessary to help Americans find work in an economy ravaged by the coronavirus

23 April 2020 4:26 AM GMT

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AP Photo)

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Hope US will reconsider funding, virus will be with us for a long...

U.S. President Donald Trump last week criticised the WHO's handling of the pandemic and announced he was suspending...

23 April 2020 4:03 AM GMT

A body wrapped in plastic that was unloaded from a refrigerated truck is handled by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City (AP Photo)

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Global coronavirus cases exceed 2.54 million, death toll crosses...

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China...

22 April 2020 10:03 AM GMT

Medical workers wait for patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn which has seen an upsurge of coronavirus patients, April 2, 2020 in New York City. (AFP Photo)

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Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chief

The White House emphasised on continuing with preventive measures to fight the coronavirus and increased testing

22 April 2020 8:45 AM GMT

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Death toll in Canada's worst mass shooting rises to 23

Memorials cropped up all over the province of fewer than a million people, featuring Canadian flags and flowers

22 April 2020 6:09 AM GMT

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.b (AP Photo)

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WHO becoming tool of 'Chinese propaganda': US

US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization

22 April 2020 5:27 AM GMT

President Donald Trump says hell sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States because of the coronavirus. (AP Photo)

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Donald Trump announces 60-day halt to US green cards

Trump said that the move will not have any impact on those entering the country on a temporary basis

22 April 2020 3:40 AM GMT

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Trump says will 'temporarily suspend' immigration due to coronavirus

Trump's tweet gave no further details about what the measure would entail,how it would be implemented or how long it...

21 April 2020 4:52 AM GMT

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Trump wants to use oil crash to fill national stockpile

The president had announced his intention on March 13 to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to the brim

21 April 2020 3:35 AM GMT

Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro appears at a protest asking for military intervention in front the armys headquarters during the new coronavirus pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday. AP Photo

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro joins protests against Covid19...

On Friday, he sacked his health minister, who supported the restrictions that Bolsonaro says are damaging the economy

20 April 2020 9:17 AM GMT

People walk by a special coronavirus intake tent at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. AFP Photo

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New York, America's virus epicentre passes outbreak peak

New York has borne the brunt of the virus, which has killed more than 18,000 people in the state

20 April 2020 3:57 AM GMT