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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Trump’s European travel ban will do little to help the US combat coronavirus and may actually help the disease spread by giving people a false sense of security, a top doctor has warned. Margaret Harris, with the World Health Organisation, said that while travel bans are useful in the early stages of an outbreak, they … Read more
European airline stocks plunged as much as 20 per cent today after US President Donald Trump said he would restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The surprise move is another setback for a sector that has been battered by earlier travel … Read more
Britain is under increasing pressure to mirror Donald Trump’s unprecedented ban on flights to and from mainland Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak today insisted Boris Johnson’s government doesn’t believe it’s the ‘right thing’. Mr Trump blames the EU for failing to stop the killer virus in its tracks – but … Read more
Donald Trump’s national security adviser accuses China of a two-month cover-up which stopped the world getting to grips with coronavirus National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien accused China of covering up the coronavirus outbreak during an appearance in Washington Wednesday O’Brien was speaking at the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation and said ‘this outbreak in … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign SUES the New York Times for ‘libel’ over columnist’s claim of a ‘real Trump-Russia quid pro quo’ to get Putin’s election help Donald Trump’s reelection campaign filed a lawsuit against The New York Times alleging it engaged in ‘libel’ against the president The lawsuit stems from a March 2019 op-ed It claimed … Read more
Donald Trump’s administration has recruited a college senior to help the president’s re-hired ex-‘body man’ lead a purge of anti-Trump government officials. Politico reported Tuesday that 23-year-old James Bacon has become the right-hand man to John McEntee, who the president put in charge of the Presidential Personnel Office. McEntee, who’s 29, was fired from the White House … Read more
Donald Trump said ‘tremendous advancements’ was made in trade talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi but no deal was struck to end the war between the two nations. Both leaders were effusive in their praise for one another but underneath the glowing words were the stark reality that Modi’s lavish welcome for the president didn’t result in … Read more
Famous names from the world of politics, sport and entertainment have rallied around a nine-year-old boy with dwarfism after a video of him in tears about being bullied went viral. Brisbane youngster Quaden Bayles rose to international attention on Wednesday after his mother Yarraka filmed her son saying he wanted to kill himself. A global … Read more
Donald Trump has described Boris Johnson’s decision to allow the Chinese company Huawei a role in building the UK’s 5G network as a ‘betrayal’ – as the security row places relations between London and Washington under increasing strain. The US President is understood to have used the term to a senior White House figure after he … Read more