FILE PHOTO: USS Nitze, a Guided Missile Destroyer is pictured in New York Harbor, May 24, 2006. REUTERS / Peter Foley / File Photo / File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday called an incident this week in which a United States Navy ship sailed …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. America’s leading infectious disease expert The US, Anthony Fauci, has undermined Donald Trump’s claim that he ordered his health policy advisers to reduce the testing rate to reduce the number …
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Six Republican members of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday asked Donald Trump to reconsider his order to dramatically reduce the presence of US troops in Germany, warning that the follow-up “will jeopardize the national security of the United States” and It will embolden Russian President Vladimir …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has caused more extensive and profound damage to economic activity than previously thought, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, prompting the institution to further cut its global output forecasts by 2020. The IMF said it now expects 2020 global output to shrink by 4.9%, …
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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on the deals with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), in Washington, USA. USA, June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on …
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