TRUMP ANNOUNCES ‘HALT’ IN US FUNDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration will “halt” U.S. funding to the World Health Organization as it conducts a review of the global organization’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.  “We have deep concerns about whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible,” the president said in a Rose Garden press conference. “The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately…

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: INDIA RECORDS 77 COVID-19 DEATHS IN 24 HRS; CASES AT 35,365

The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 1,152 with 77 fatalities reported since Thursday evening, while the number of cases saw a record jump of 1,755 to go up to 35,365 cases on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. IMAGE: A labourer carrying goods walks past a mural, during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of…

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LATEST CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: TOTAL CASES IN INDIA AT 31,332; DEATH TOLL CROSSES 1,000

Many countries in the world are surprised as to how India, a country of 1.3 billion people, have only around 1,000 coronavirus deaths? Experts predicted that the country could expect millions of coronavirus cases. Doctors warned that India needed to prepare for an onslaught of cases that could cripple the country’s ill-equipped health system. Onlookers worried that the virus could spread like…

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PRADA PLANS TO PRODUCE MEDICAL FACE MASKS

From hospitals to hand sanitiser, a number of big names from continental fashion capitals are turning their efforts towards the fight against the coronavirus. Will the American industry follow suit ? Prada is the latest big-name fashion brand to turn its production lines, usually focused on elegant blazers and blouses, to meet needs arising from the coronavirus crisis. Yesterday it…

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