A flight attendant waits for the departure of a one-passenger flight between Washington and New Orleans as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2020. Picture tak
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - In mid-March, President Donald Trump personally pressed federal health officials to make malaria drugs available to treat the novel coronavirus, though they had been untested for
A man walks in a corridor near a sign with instructions about the coronavirus and social distancing following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the
People wait to buy food outside a supermarket and a greengrocer's, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
MADRID, April 5 (Reu
Madrid, April 5 (IANS) The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain has increased to 126,168, overtaking Italy's tally of 124,632, making it the worst-affected European nation in terms of inf
Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that authorities will launch a "smart distancing" plan to continue the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Islamabad, April 5 (IANS): At the special request of the Afghanistan government, Pakistan has decided to allow a four-day window to stranded Afghan nationals wishing to return home
The aftermath of a cartel shootout in March, a month that saw Mexico record its highest ever homicide rate. Photograph: Sergio Maldonado/Reuters
Mexico City, April 5 (IANS) At least 19 people
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Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that authorities will launch a "smart distancing" plan to continue the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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A Spanish National Police officer is seen wearing two protective masks, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
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A delivery bike is seen on an otherwise empty street during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
 
An aerial view shows the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020. Picture taken w
An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) removes and discards personal protective equipment (PPE) outside Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Medical workers in protective suits wait to check the temperature of a car driver outside a cemetery, as China holds a national mourning for those who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Qingming
MILAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Italy reported its lowest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths for nearly two weeks on Saturday and said the number of patients in intensive care had fallen for the first time.
The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Zechariah Payton, 5, puts his head down on an empty pew, on the third day of California Governor Gavin Newsom's implemented statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's residents to stay in their homes
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds arrive for the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Britain's opposition Labour Party Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer leaves the BBC headquarters after appearing on The Andrew Marr Show in London on January 5, 2020. (REUTERS/Simon Dawson File Photo)
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