Daily Archives: June 24, 2020

Trump to send some troops he is withdrawing from Germany to Poland 

The president made the announcement during a Rose Garden appearance with Polish President President Andrzej Duda, who is heading into his country’s election Sunday.

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She kept her scissors going in South Korea’s postwar years. The coronavirus hasn’t stopped her 

Throughout the pandemic, Lee Duk-hoon has coped the only way she knows how — bringing order to a chaotic world one head of hair at a time.

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U.S. likely to be left out as Europe reopens to visitors from selected countries 

European officials are deciding which countries’ citizens to allow in after the continent reopens its borders July 1. The U.S. might not make the cut.

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How will the COVID-19 pandemic end? 

Viruses are not as smart as humans, but they are much more patient. And the coronavirus’ track record suggests it won’t simply burn itself out.

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How an Indian slum became an unlikely COVID-19 success story 

Mass screenings and quarantines have helped contain the coronavirus in Dharavi, home to 1 million people.

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Decades-Old Soviet Studies Hint at Coronavirus Strategy 

A married pair of virologists in Moscow tested a vaccine on their own children in the 1950s. Now, a side effect they found is sparking new hope for a defense against the coronavirus.

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North Korea says it will ‘postpone’ plan for military action against South Korea 

It was not immediately clear why North Korea changed course a week after it theatrically demolished a liaison office.

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E.U. may block travelers from America as U.S. struggles to contain coronavirus 

“The E.U. average new cases for 14 days per 100 000 people is 16. For the U.S., it is 107,” one diplomat said.

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Why I volunteered for coronavirus vaccine trial’ 

Kathy is one of about 300 people who will be immunised to help find a vaccine for Covid-19.

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