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The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of Congress of not negotiating a US coronavirus aid package for refusing to engage in “ridiculous” unrelated spending requests the pandemic. Trump’s remarks came after top Republican and Democratic negotiators blamed a five-day patch deal in relief legislation talks. Treasury …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday and the biggest daily rise in infections in three days, hoping a second wave that could stabilize the state of Victoria flu. Victoria reported 21 deaths – two more than the previous deadliest days earlier this …
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