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Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

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The US may never resume funding the World Health Organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned, after President Donald Trump pulled his support. China has stepped into the breach with an extra $30 million. … Read More >Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

Categories Op-ed

Antibody tests suggest Covid-19 may have spread much more than predicted, with possibly HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS infected worldwide

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The WHO says new studies indicate that up to 230 million people may have had coronavirus and survived – more than ninety times more than the current official tally of 2.5 million confirmed cases. … Read More >Antibody tests suggest Covid-19 may have spread much more than predicted, with possibly HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS infected worldwide

Categories World

‘Not possible to determine’ exact origins of Covid-19, but available evidence points to animal source – WHO

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While the origin of the coronavirus has yet to be confirmed, early findings suggest it originated in animals, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said shortly after the US president fueled the ‘Wuhan lab’ theory. … Read More >‘Not possible to determine’ exact origins of Covid-19, but available evidence points to animal source – WHO

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WHO first? It’s time to revamp global institutions and prepare for a new post-Covid world order

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With the WHO under attack for alleged complacency in dealing with Covid-19, the roles of other international organizations could be put under the spotlight, too. Is this a chance to rethink how global institutions should function? … Read More >WHO first? It’s time to revamp global institutions and prepare for a new post-Covid world order

Categories Asia & Pacific

China rejects news report about Covid-19 origin, says WHO found ‘no evidence’ virus was made in lab

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China’s Foreign Ministry has said that claims about the novel coronavirus originating in a lab are not based on science, citing the WHO as it rebuked the latest news story on Covid-19 ‘patient zero.’ … Read More >China rejects news report about Covid-19 origin, says WHO found ‘no evidence’ virus was made in lab

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Covid-19 ‘avalanche’ in Africa & India could lead to FOUR waves of virus hitting Europe & US, health expert says

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A WHO public health expert has warned that if the coronavirus is allowed to “march through” Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent unarrested, the rest of the world risks being hit by repeated bouts of Covid-19. … Read More >Covid-19 ‘avalanche’ in Africa & India could lead to FOUR waves of virus hitting Europe & US, health expert says

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‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’

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The United Nations has urged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO) as countries around the globe battle the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after US President Donald Trump froze American funding to the agency. … Read More >‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’

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WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

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Providing money to the “underfunded” World Health Organization is among the best ways to help develop a vaccine against Covid-19, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said after Trump halted the WHO’s funding. … Read More >WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

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Trump halts WHO funding, accuses health body of conspiring with China to ‘cover up’ Covid-19 outbreak

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US President Donald Trump has cut funding for the World Health Organization, insisting the agency be held accountable for its ‘failures’ in responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and accusing it of promoting ‘Chinese disinformation.’ … Read More >Trump halts WHO funding, accuses health body of conspiring with China to ‘cover up’ Covid-19 outbreak