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Trump says he finally wore a mask and 'it looked very nice' 22 May 2020 - 02:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a protective face mask with a presidential seal on it that he said he had been wearing earlier in his tour as Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett looks on at the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant that is manufacturing vent
A young woman makes COVID-19 warning her dad's final gift to the world 22 May 2020 - 01:15 pm
A blue rose is seen placed in the hands Jose Holguin, 50, originally from the Dominican Republic and who died of complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his viewing service at International Funeral & Cremation Services in the H
Covid-19 waste complicates Trudeau’s single-use plastics ban 22 May 2020 - 01:01 pm
(FILES) In this file photo Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives on Parliament Hill to attend a sitting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. / AFP / Dave Chan
U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 21 May 2020 - 02:58 pm
:FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting on
Two dams fail in US state of Michigan, thousands evacuated 21 May 2020 - 01:17 pm
A satellite image shows a flooded Windover High School after rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of Midland, Michigan, U.S. May 20, 2020. Satellite image ?2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel 20 May 2020 - 10:49 am
FILE PHOTO: The U.S.-Canada border crossing is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Brazil overtakes UK in virus cases, behind US, Russia 19 May 2020 - 03:24 pm
Gravediggers carry the coffin of Avelino Fernandes Filho, 74, who passed away from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine despite FDA warning 19 May 2020 - 03:14 pm
:U.S. President Donald Trump talks about taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine pills as he addresses a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic meeting with restaurant executives and industry leaders in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washin
Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna appears safe, shows promise in data from 8 people 19 May 2020 - 02:53 pm
A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US successfully launches unmanned reusable drone for space experiments 17 May 2020 - 06:01 pm
A photo of the X-37B drone provided to AFP on May 6, 2020 by Boeing, its manufacturer (AFP Photo/Handout)
Trump vs Biden: first it was wild -- then came COVID-19 17 May 2020 - 05:06 pm
In this file photo taken on May 15, 2020 US President Donald Trump, with Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx (L) and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (R), speaks on va
Leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge': Obama 17 May 2020 - 04:50 pm
Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip, 18 (right), her father Jake, 57, and her sister Sydney, 22, watch former United States President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors who will miss
Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases 17 May 2020 - 11:43 am
Brazil's outgoing Health Minister Nelson Teich speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 15, 2020.  / AFP / EVARISTO SA
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made 16 May 2020 - 04:30 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. Trump is heading to Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Pilot in fatal Kobe crash had no alcohol or drugs in system 16 May 2020 - 03:01 pm
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New York, New York? Prolonged shutdown raises doubts about future 15 May 2020 - 04:06 pm
NEW YORK, USA - MAY 14: Times Square still seems quite due to Covid-19 pandemic in New York City, United States on May 14, 2020. ( Tayfun Co?kun - Anadolu Agency )
US issues alert over COVID-19-linked childhood illness 15 May 2020 - 02:58 pm
A teacher takes the temperature of a child at the entrance of a flemish primary school during its reopening as a small part of Belgian children head back to their schools with new rules and social distancing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
Whistleblower to warn Congress of 'grave risks' of rushing to reopen US 14 May 2020 - 04:48 pm
Rick Bright, recently ousted director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, is seen in his official government handout portrait photo from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taken in Washington, U.S. in 201