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Second Brazil health minister quits in a month
BBC
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's health minister has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements over the government's handling of the country's escalating coronavirus crisis.
Obama calls Trump's COVID-19 response a ‘disaster’
WASHINGTON POST
Former president Barack Obama shared deep worries Friday about the Justice Department’s decision to drop its prosecution of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, telling old aides on a call that “our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk,” according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News and confirmed by an Obama spokesperson.
Father & son charged with murder of US black jogger
BBC NEWS
A father and son have been arrested and charged in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man.
Coronavirus: World leaders pledge billions for vaccine fight
BBC
BRUSSELS, Moscow - More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop a coronavirus vaccine and fund research into the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Some 40 countries and donors took part in an online summit hosted by the EU.
Russian doctors fall from hospital windows amidst COVID-19 pandemic
CNN
MOSCOW, Russia - Three frontline healthcare workers have mysteriously fallen out of hospital windows in Russia over the past two weeks, heightening public attention to the working conditions for doctors and medical professionals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'Come clean': US presses China on coronavirus after lab reports
ALJAZEERA
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The United States stepped up its pressure on China over the coronavirus pandemic with President Donald Trump saying his administration was trying to determine where the deadly disease originated from.
Ecuador sees massive surge in COVID-19 deaths
BBC
QUITO, ECUADOR - Ecuador's official coronavirus death toll is 403, but new figures from one province suggest thousands have died.
North Korea media silent on Kim Jong Un's whereabouts
ALJAZEERA
PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean state media on Wednesday made no mention of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, amid continued international speculation over his health following reports he underwent surgery.
Coronavirus: US health official warns of dangerous second wave
BBC
WASHINGTON, USA - A second wave of coronavirus cases in the US could be even worse than the first, the country's top health official has warned.
US oil futures crash below $0 a barrel
CNN
US oil prices crashed Monday to a record low as the market continues to be roiled by an epic collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Global stocks are mixed as investors brace for more companies to reveal how much the crisis is costing them.