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Roughly nine out of 10 of the over 18,000 cases of the new virus confirmed across the Middle East come from Iran, where authorities denied for days the risk the outbreak posed
The World Health Organization has urged countries to test as many people as possible to curb the pandemic, but India has taken a different approach
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will close the country's borders to anyone not a citizen, an American or a permanent resident and asks all Canadians to say home amid the coronavirus pandemic
Instead of the typical festive gathering of parliament's 120, the new lawmakers took the oath of office in groups of three over 40 staggered rounds
Six of the nine justices are 65 and older, at higher risk of getting very sick from the illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Businesses in Iran's capital remained open, however, even as other countries in the region moved toward full lockdowns, with Lebanon largely shutting down and Iraqis racing to prepare for a curfew set to begin later this week
Biden is playing catch-up when it comes to engaging Latino voters and is weighed down by anger over the high rate of deportations during the Obama administration, which left scars for many immigrants and their families
Millions of Americans have begun their work weeks holed up at home, as the coronavirus pandemic means the entire nation's daily routine has shifted in ways never before seen in US history
Ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at the weekend box office for U.S. and Canadian theaters
On the eve of an EU summit via video-conference, Von der Leyen said Monday that 'I propose to the heads of states and government to introduce temporary restrictions on nonessential travel to the European Union'
On Sunday, federal officials began confronting what they said was a deliberate effort by a foreign entity to sow fears of a nationwide quarantine amid the virus outbreak
Dr. Jerome Adams claims the U.S. has ‘turned the tide’ on testing, a critical part of tracking and containing pandemics
The fast-moving coronavirus dominated the first one-on-one faceoff of the 2020 campaign, reflecting the way the crisis has upended American life by closing schools, disrupting travel and raising questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to lead the nation through turbulent times
The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the trial has not been publicly announced yet
Last August, federal authorities notified a think tank fellow and ex-State Department employee that they intended to use evidence from a FISA warrant in his mortgage fraud case
The royal house said in a statement that in addition to renouncing his inheritance, Felipe is stripping Juan Carlos of his annual stipend. In 2018, the former monarch received 194,232 euros ($216,000)
Authorities nationwide already are taking major steps to expand capacity with each passing day, building tents and outfitting unused spaces to house patients
New restrictions and border closures reverberated across Europe and beyond as daily life increasingly ground to a halt in the battle against the coronavirus
The deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said his country would work to bridge the gap and “reach an agreement” in the years-long dispute
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