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Coronavirus live news: Italy to get €210bn from new EU Covid-19 recovery fund
€750bn EU Covid-19 recovery plan agreed in early morning talks; Trump to resume daily briefings; two Brazil ministers test positive
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The Guardian view on Covid-19 and cults of strength: the weakest response | Editorial
Even leaders who thrive by bullying people have realised that they can’t bully a pandemic. But nor does caution fit easily with their macho political image. Their temptation has been to let it run its course instead. Now the facts are catching up with them. The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has repeatedly dismissed the risks […] More
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Global report: Trump silent on US death toll as South Korea sees new Covid-19 rise
Donald Trump remained silent on the death of more than 100,000 Americans from Covid-19 as the US mourned the milestone, and South Korea considered a return to further restrictions after recording its biggest one-day increase in nearly two months. The president made no comment on Twitter about the momentous day, but used the platform to […] More
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US ignores calls to suspend Venezuela and Iran sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic
Spread of coronavirus has not slowed drumbeat of successive layers of punitive measures imposed by the state department Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Firefighters disinfect the streets in Tehran. Last week a new list of people and companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard was targeted. Photograph: Wana […] More
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Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis | Jonathan Watts
Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis Jonathan Watts Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Sunday. […] More
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The US military would be superb at fighting coronavirus. Let’s use it | Ann Lee and Sean Penn
After the 2010 Haitian earthquake, we saw the US military in action as a humanitarian force. They can do this In 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. In three minutes it killed more than 200,000 people and displaced two million more. Our humanitarian aid organization, the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), was on the ground […] More
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Coronavirus: airlines face meltdown as global travel bans multiply
American Airlines to scrap most long-haul flights while Australia orders all arrivals to self-isolate and Spain goes into lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates The international travel industry faces a widespread shutdown over coronavirus fears after airlines announced new flight reductions and more countries introduced travel bans and isolation requirements. Travel businesses were hit with multiple […] More
