TAIPEI (Reuters) – US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the top US official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China claiming the island as its own, Sino-US continues irritating relationships.
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Healthcare staff at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital hold a rally outside their hospital for safer working conditions during the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Fountain Valley, California, USA, August 6, 2020. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with …
Read More »UK PM orders PR campaign for schools to reopen in September: Sunday Times
PHOTO PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to locals at a heritage center in Beeston near Nottingham, England, 28 July 2020. Rui Vieira / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a public relations campaign to reopen schools on time in …
Read More »COVID-affected Anchorage wins court ruling in dinner dispute
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – As COVID-19 cases spike and hospital bed space disappears in Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage officials on Friday won a major ruling in favor of a ban on indoor dining after a standoff over it problem moved to court. Customers packed Kriner’s Diner, a dinner in Midtown …
Read More »Deaths of COVID-19 from Brazil reach 100,000 and barrel further
BRAZIL / RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 is expected to reach 100,000 on Saturday and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and restaurants, although the pandemic is still raging. Crosses, balloons and Brazilian flags are seen on Copacabana beach, placed by members …
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