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Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths, denies inconsistency 06 May 2020 - 07:05 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
Trump backtracks on scrapping of White House coronavirus task force 06 May 2020 - 05:18 pm
US President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks during his first trip since widespread COVID-19 related lockdowns went into effect May 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Trump urges US to reopen as daily death toll spikes 06 May 2020 - 02:50 pm
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 05: The High Roller at The Linq Promenade is lit with red lights as part of a
NYC's subways shut down for virus cleaning 06 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Union Square station is shuttered as the New York City subway system, the largest public transportation system in the nation is set for nightly cleaning due to the continued spread of the coronavirus on May 06, 2020 in New Yor
U.S. may require masks at airports in changes to limit coronavirus 06 May 2020 - 01:08 pm
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AstraZeneca diabetes drug gets US nod to treat heart failure 06 May 2020 - 10:42 am
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US milestone of 100,000 virus deaths likely by June 05 May 2020 - 02:22 pm
:The Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are seen at sunset from inside the memorial as U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Channel virtual town hall called
Pfizer, BioNTech set to begin U.S. coronavirus vaccine trial 05 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
A laboratory technician is seen at the Inselspital Universitaetsspital Bern university hospital during researches for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bern, Switzerland April 22, 2020. Picture taken April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wieg
Trudeau unsure if his kids would return to school in worst-hit Quebec 04 May 2020 - 01:33 pm
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2020 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence in Ottawa, Canada. /AFP / Dave Chan
Trump says US to have coronavirus vaccine by end of year 04 May 2020 - 11:27 am
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs the White House, on May 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. Trump traveled to Camp David in Maryland Friday evening for weekend meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / JIM WATSON
UNICEF warns of vaccines shortage in Middle East and North Africa due to Covid-19 03 May 2020 - 08:43 pm
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Pompeo says 'enormous evidence' virus came from Wuhan lab 03 May 2020 - 05:59 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo smiles during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Military jets fly over US cities to salute frontline workers 03 May 2020 - 01:53 pm
NEW YORK, - APRIL 28: The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds perform a flyover across Brooklyn Bridge park as a tribute to honor NYC COVID-19 frontline workers on April 28, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The World He
Roche gets US FDA emergency use nod for COVID-19 antibody test 03 May 2020 - 11:20 am
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Six Canadian soldiers killed in NATO helicopter crash 02 May 2020 - 11:25 am
FILE PHOTO: Air detachment members aboard HMCS Fredericton attach a fueling hose on the hoist cable of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter during Operation Reassurance at sea February 15, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken February 15
New York to keep schools closed for remainder of academic year 02 May 2020 - 10:27 am
In this aerial image from a drone, unused school buses populate the First Student Bus Company parking lot on May 2, 2020 in Hicksville, New York. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announce yesterday that state schools will remain closed for this academ
US FDA authorizes emergency use of Gilead's COVID-19 drug remdesivir 02 May 2020 - 09:55 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 8, 2020, one vial of the drug Remdesivir lies during a press conference. AFP / POOL / Ulrich Perrey
Canada's coronavirus curve flattens but worrying trends emerge - top medical officer 01 May 2020 - 03:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A memorial for Const. Heidi Stevenson is seen outside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Headquarters, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada April 20, 2020. REUTERS/John Morris/File Photo