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EU Blasts Trump’s WHO Funding Cut, Fears It Worsens Pandemic

Nations around the world reacted with alarm Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. Health experts warned the move could jeopardize global efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic. At a briefing in Washington, Trump said he ...

April 15, 2020

Europe

Germany Slams Trump’s WHO Payment Freeze

Berlin slammed the US’ decision to freeze payments to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned against “blaming others” for the coronavirus crisis. “Blaming others won’t help… one of the best investments is to strengthen the UN, above all the under-financed WHO… in ...

April 15, 2020

Americas

Coronavirus Updates: US Death Toll Tops 26,000

The coronavirus death toll in the US surpassed 26,000 Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were more than 609,000 confirmed cases in the country. The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of ...

April 15, 2020

Europe

Danish Schools Begin Reopening after Month-long Closure

Denmark began reopening schools on Wednesday after a month-long closure over the novel coronavirus, becoming the first country in Europe to do so. Nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools were reopening, according to an AFP correspondent, after they were closed on March 12 in an effort to curb the COVID-19 epidemic. ...

April 15, 2020

Europe

Germany to Extend Coronavirus Restrictions to May 3: Handelsblatt

Germany’s government will extend restrictions on movement introduced last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus until at least May 3, Handelsblatt business daily reported on Wednesday, citing the dpa news agency. Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a video conference on Wednesday first with cabinet ministers and later with ...

April 15, 2020

Americas

Donald Trump’s Name to Be Printed on Covid-19 Stimulus Cheques : report

The US Treasury has ordered Donald Trump’s name be printed on cheques to be sent to tens of millions of Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak, a decision that will slow their delivery by several days, according to the Washington Post. Citing unnamed senior officials at the Internal Revenue Service ...

April 15, 2020

Americas

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The 50th annual meeting of the forum will take place in Davos from Jan. 21 until Jan. 24, 2020. Left is Ivanka Trump. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Trump Suspends WHO Funding as Global Deaths Pass 125,000

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he is halting funding to the World Health Organization while his administration reviews the group’s handling of the coronavirus, accusing it of bungling the response and failing to communicate the disease’s threat. The move follows weeks of Trump’s escalating attacks on the ...

April 15, 2020

Live News

Coronavirus Global Death Toll Tops 120,000

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 120,013 on Tuesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 1,923,390 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of ...

April 14, 2020

Europe

UK Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by Over 800 in 24 Hours

UK health officials on Tuesday reported that the country’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has increased by at least 813 in the last 24 hours with England alone recording 744 more deaths. On Monday, UK health authorities reported that the total number of fatalities in the country had reached ...

April 14, 2020

Americas

Lavrov Warns against Politicising Coronavirus Response, WHO Actions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has cautioned other countries against politicising the coronavirus pandemic and the actions of the World Health Organisation (WHO) during an online press conference. The minister added the data on the WHO’s operations shows that the global health body has acted efficiently in fighting the coronavirus ...

April 14, 2020