U.S. announces $19 billion coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor

President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including $16 billion in direct payments to producers and mass purchases of meat, dairy, vegetables and other products.

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Trump says 'strange things' afoot surrounding coronavirus origins

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that "a lot of strange things are happening" regarding the origins of the novel coronavirus.

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U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases top 700,000: Reuters tally

U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters tally, as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.

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Trump says he favors adding money for hospitals in small business coronavirus aid bill

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in favor of adding money for hospitals in the next congressional bill designed to help fund small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Trump says he will deliver commencement address for West Point military academy

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to deliver the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, later this spring, after suspending most of his travel because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Plan de Trump para retomar la actividad tiene grandes lagunas, dicen expertos en salud

La economía de Estados Unidos se ha desplomado en el último mes por las agresivas medidas para frenar la propagación del nuevo coronavirus, con 22 millones de personas que han solicitado ayuda por desempleo y la mayoría de las fábricas, tiendas y otras empresas en un virtual punto muerto.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Vice President Pence on Friday said states 'have enough' coronavirus tests to start phase one of reopening plan.

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Green’s retail empire could close over 100 stores

The owner of Topshop and Miss Selfridge is serving notice on landlords to walk away from more than 100 stores

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Nigerian president's chief of staff dies from coronavirus: presidency spokesman

The Nigerian president's chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter.

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Mexico registers 578 new cases of coronavirus, 60 new deaths

Mexican health officials reported on Friday 578 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 60 new deaths, bringing the country's total to 6,875 cases and 546 deaths.

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Britons warned to avoid unapproved coronavirus tests

Britons should not purchase unapproved antibody tests to find out if they have had the coronavirus, the official in charge of the government's testing program said on Saturday, warning that they could not be relied upon and may put people at risk.

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Syria's Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus

The Kurdish-led administration in Syria's northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organisation had found the area's first case of coronavirus earlier this month after samples were tested in Damascus.

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Coronavirus: Is pandemic being used for power grab in Europe?

Some of Europe's leaders stand accused of taking advantage of a health crisis.

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Extreme piercing: A festival of self-inflicted pain

Since time immemorial, a village in West Bengal has paid tribute to Shiva by self-inflicting pain. This year coronavirus put a stop to it.

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: A wedding, birth and baptism at the border

The recent peace between once bitter enemies Ethiopia and Eritrea has transformed lives there.

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Week in pictures

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

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BBC correspondents and contributors read poetry from the personal to the universal

Listen to some BBC correspondents and guests sharing the poems that have helped them through difficult moments.

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Coronavirus: AI steps up in battle against Covid-19

How machine learning is crunching data to search for drugs that could alleviate or cure Covid-19.

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U.S. judge puts Amazon challenge to Pentagon JEDI contract on hold

A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon.com Inc challenging the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp .

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Trump says some states have been 'too tough' on stay-at-home orders

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized the handling of some states' coronavirus mitigation measures, saying he found the stay-at-home orders of governors such as Virginia "too tough."

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U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship.

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