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Coronavirus can become seasonal: top US scientist

WASHINGTON: There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments. Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told a briefing the virus …

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US renews call on Pakistan to cut off extremists

United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday renewed calls on Pakistan to curb extremists fighting in Afghanistan, saying Washington was holding its uneasy war partner accountable. Pompeo made the comment as he welcomed long-delayed legislative elections in Afghanistan, saying the US was “encouraged” by voter turnout, despite …

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China welcomes US invitation for trade talks

WASHINGTON / SHANGHAI: China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the government has received an invitation from the United States for trade talks, and welcomes it. Chinese ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing. The White House’s top economic adviser said on Wednesday …

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US to cut $25 million in aid to hospitals serving Palestinians

WASHINGTON DC: The United States plans to cut $25 million in aid to six hospitals primarily serving Palestinians in Jerusalem, a State Department official confirmed Saturday. The official said the decision followed a President Donald Trump-directed review of assistance to the Palestinian Authority and in the West Bank and Gaza …

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US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

WASHINGTON DC: The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organisation was “irredeemably flawed”. Washington has long been the UN Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) largest donor but is “no longer willing to shoulder the very disproportionate share …

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US-backed forces repel IS attack in east Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: US-backed forces have repelled a raid by the Islamic State group targeting barracks housing American and French troops in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. The Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition supporting them were on high alert after the raid late Friday at …

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