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FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak attends the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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China tells US to stop wasting time in coronavirus battle

The two top economies have also clashed over Hong Kong, human rights, trade and US support for Chinese-claimed Taiwan

FILE PHOTO: Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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NATO to discuss Open Skies treaty after US announces withdrawal

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

US jobless claims reach 38.6 million in nine weeks

FILE PHOTO: A JetBlue A320 aircraft conducts a flyover salute of New York City to honor frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, US, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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US airlines step up safety measures in preparation for recovery

FILE PHOTO: A conductor looks out of an MTA subway car at a stop, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
World+Biz

As in 1918, New York may use staggered work hours to keep subway safe

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building pictured in Washington, US, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the US in the fight against coronavirus?

FILE PHOTO: Two men walk down a ramp to the parking lot for The Varsity restaurant days before the phased reopening of businesses and restaurants from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Atlanta, Georgia, US April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Coronavirus chronicle

US companies discover the dark side of a Covid-19 business boom

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Global Economy

US unemployment at 36 million, another 3 million file for benefits

A nurse wearing personal protective equipment watches an ambulance driving away outside of Elmhurst Hospital during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Queens borough of New York, US, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Coronavirus chronicle

US coronavirus death toll crosses 84,000

FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York City, US, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Global Economy

Storm clouds gather over US stocks as hopes of quick recovery fade

Daniel and Cheryl Sanchez, of Seattle, Washington, introduce their two week old baby to grandparents Rosemary and Roland Berezan of Surrey, during a roadside meet up along the Canada-U.S. border, closed to non-essential travel due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) restrictions as the family gathered for Mother's Day in Langley, British Columbia, Canada May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Canada, US appear likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21