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US President Donald Trump speaks at his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, June 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Politics

Approval of Trump's coronavirus response sinks to lowest on record amid surge in cases

The June 22-23 poll also found that a majority of Americans want Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, to testify to Congress under oath, after he accused Trump in a new book of...

Medics transport a man on a stretcher into an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases, in Kirkland, Washington, US March 3, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

New US Covid-19 cases surge 25% last week; Arizona, Florida and Texas set records

FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble a Ford truck at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, US September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Global Economy

US business sector contraction eases in June

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker speaks to motorist waiting in line to receive testing during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outside Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, US, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Black Americans hospitalized for Covid-19 at four times the rate of whites, Medicare data shows

US President Donald Trump stands at the podium listening to his supporters cheer as he addresses his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, June 20, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Trump backs more aid for Americans amid coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, US February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
World+Biz

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett departing after temporary return

Cyclists ride through Times Square during evening rush hour, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York, US, April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO official says rising US Covid-19 cases 'not entirely explained through just increased testing'

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Politics

Trump says would only meet Maduro to discuss Venezuelan president's exit

FILE PHOTO: The building of the US Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, DC, US, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Will Dunham
World+Biz

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump's steel tariffs

FILE PHOTO: White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro walks out for a television interview about the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, at the White House in Washington, US March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Politics

White House's Navarro 'never heard' Trump ask China's Xi for help winning election

Dr Ashish Jha, director of Harvard Global Health Institute. Picture: Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

Ongoing issues with Covid-19 test is 'not a joke' - Harvard expert

FILE PHOTO: An ampoule of Dexamethasone is seen during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in this picture illustration taken June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

US hospitals in hard hit regions step up use of steroids on sickest Covid-19 patients

FILE PHOTO: People walk along the shore as beaches reopen after closures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Jessen
Coronavirus chronicle

More than 90% of Americans remain susceptible to coronavirus, expert says