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El Chapo's daughter hands out coronavirus aid

El Chapo's daughter hands out coronavirus aid

Reuters 2020-04-17 10:06:01

A daughter of famed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and several Mexican cartels have been doling out aid packages to help cash-strapped residents ride out the coronavirus pandemic. In...

Trump to announce 'guidelines' on reopening US economy

Trump to announce 'guidelines' on reopening US economy

REUTERS 2020-04-16 15:18:42

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the country had passed the peak on new coronavirus infections, and said he would announce “new guidelines” for reopening t...

US COVID-19 death toll tops 30,000

US COVID-19 death toll tops 30,000

-- 2020-04-16 09:51:02

The death toll from the coronavirus in the United States surged past 30,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face c...

New York sues Trump administration over sick leave rules

New York sues Trump administration over sick leave rules

Reuters 2020-04-15 15:47:34

New York’s attorney general on Tuesday (US standard time) sued the Trump administration over a federal rule that she says illegally limits paid sick leave for workers affected by the coronavirus...

Trump halts funding to WHO

Trump halts funding to WHO

Reuters 2020-04-15 08:51:55

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (US standard time) he would halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration reviews its r...

Obama endorses Biden's 2020 US presidential campaign

Obama endorses Biden's 2020 US presidential campaign

-- 2020-04-14 22:47:22

Former US President Barack Obama finally endorsed his vice president Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Tuesday in an effort to bring the Democratic Party together ahead of the election, reports Reu...

New York's COVID-19 deaths hit 10,000

New York's COVID-19 deaths hit 10,000

-- 2020-04-14 11:19:58

The death toll from coronavirus in New York has now topped 10,000 only about a month after the state recorded its first fatality, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday. The state tallied 671 new death...

US coronavirus cases cross half million

US coronavirus cases cross half million

-- 2020-04-13 21:20:07

Coronavirus cases in the US topped 550,000 on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. CSSE data showed that the number of cases was 550...

UN chief urges religious leaders to unite in fight for COVID-19

UN chief urges religious leaders to unite in fight for COVID-19

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-12 15:09:53

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called on the religious leaders of all faiths to join forces to work for peace around the world and focus on the common battle to defeat the novel...

US logs world's highest COVID-19 death toll

US logs world's highest COVID-19 death toll

-- 2020-04-12 11:09:48

The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tall...

Trump likes virus briefings, advisers worry he likes them too much

Trump likes virus briefings, advisers worry he likes them too much

-- 2020-04-12 09:23:03

Cooped up in the White House, US President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day, a reminder for Americans that he is in charge of managing the greatest crisis of a...

Virus cases in US surpass half a million

Virus cases in US surpass half a million

Reuters 2020-04-11 21:48:35

The number of coronavirus cases detected in the United States rose past half a million over the Easter weekend with 18,700 deaths, as President Donald Trump said the decision on when it was safe to re...

Groups used to serving desperately poor nations now help US

Groups used to serving desperately poor nations now help US

AP 2020-04-11 14:11:22

In Santa Barbara, forklifts chug through the warehouse of Direct Relief, hustling pallets of much-needed medical supplies into waiting FedEx trucks. Normally those gloves, masks and medicines would go...

Covid-19: New York using mass graves

Covid-19: New York using mass graves

-- 2020-04-10 18:29:40

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise. Workers in hazmat outfits were seen using a ladder to...

US coronavirus deaths top 16,400

US coronavirus deaths top 16,400

REUTERS 2020-04-10 08:37:55

US deaths due to coronavirus topped 16,400 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the outbreak might be nearing a peak. US officials warned Americans to expect alarming n...

E-commerce becoming popular in Mexico amid epidemic

E-commerce becoming popular in Mexico amid epidemic

-- 2020-04-09 21:29:47

Life under COVID-19 has given many Mexicans that extra nudge they needed to let go of their fears of online fraud and credit card theft to wade into the world of e-commerce, reports Xinhua. Paula Gut...

US election 2020: Bernie Sanders suspends campaign for White House

US election 2020: Bernie Sanders suspends campaign for White House

-- 2020-04-08 22:07:09

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the White House on Wednesday during a conference call with staff, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive...

US records highest coronavirus deaths in single day

US records highest coronavirus deaths in single day

-- 2020-04-08 10:40:51

The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to 12,722, according to data from Johns Hopk...

NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet

NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet

AP 2020-04-07 21:51:52

New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. The state's death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489, according to Gov....

Ecuador stores coronavirus victims in big fridges as morgues, hospitals already filled up

Ecuador stores coronavirus victims in big fridges as morgues, hospitals already filled up

-- 2020-04-05 17:41:51

Ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the centre of the country's outbreak, h...

Brazil lawmakers pass 'war budget' as virus cases top 10,000

Brazil lawmakers pass 'war budget' as virus cases top 10,000

-- 2020-04-05 13:47:57

Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a constitutional amendment for a “war budget” to separate coronavirus-related spending from the government’s main budget and shield th...

New York virus deaths surge past 3,500

New York virus deaths surge past 3,500

-- 2020-04-05 08:37:10

New York state has recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its toll to 3,565. Most deaths have been in New York City. The state now has almost as many cases - over 113,0...

US unemployment systems tested by surge of applicants

US unemployment systems tested by surge of applicants

AP 2020-04-04 18:55:32

Americans are seeking unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels due to the coronavirus, but many are finding more frustration than relief. State websites and phone lines across the country have...

Trump fires intelligence official involved in his impeachment probe

Trump fires intelligence official involved in his impeachment probe

Reuters 2020-04-04 11:49:12

US President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday (US standard time) that he is firing the inspector general of the US intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe...

New York in 'race against time' as virus deaths continue to soar

New York in 'race against time' as virus deaths continue to soar

Reuters 2020-04-04 09:05:17

Two of the principal US coronavirus hot spots - New York and Louisiana - reported their biggest jumps in COVID-19 deaths yet on Friday, as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans shou...

Americans urged to wear masks outside as pandemic worsens

Americans urged to wear masks outside as pandemic worsens

REUTERS 2020-04-03 09:50:09

The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-exploding coronavirus pandemic, as the US death toll ros...

Coronavirus: US sees record 884 deaths in one day

Coronavirus: US sees record 884 deaths in one day

-- 2020-04-02 09:45:59

There were 884 deaths in the US linked to coronavirus in the past 24 hours - a new record, Johns Hopkins University said on Wednesday evening. Among the victims was a six-week-old baby. More than 213...

US massively expanding hospitals as coronavirus death toll surpasses China's

US massively expanding hospitals as coronavirus death toll surpasses China's

REUTERS 2020-04-01 10:18:43

The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on a healthcare system under siege from the coronavirus pandemic, with the US death toll now topping 3,600 to surpass t...

US extends waivers on sanctions against Iran

US extends waivers on sanctions against Iran

-- 2020-03-31 17:02:30

The United States has renewed several waivers on its sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities without dr...

The US weighs the grim math of death vs the economy

The US weighs the grim math of death vs the economy

REUTERS 2020-03-31 12:48:33

Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in revenue from travel industry clients because of the coronaviru...