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White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week  The Washington Post White House blocks Fauci from testifying at House coronavirus hearing  CNBC White House blocks Fauci from testifying next week  CNN What Should Investors Make Of Conflicting Results Surrounding Gilead’s

Global markets recoil as Trump threatens US-China trade war  The Guardian Trump uses White House events to project return to normalcy while relying on testing that public lacks  The Washington Post China Spends $600 Billion To Trump America’s Economy  Forbes No, the media

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people. (Image credit: NPR)

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people. (Image credit: NPR)

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a higher operating profit on Saturday, but the coronavirus pandemic pummeled its common stock investments and led to a record net loss.

Virus-hit Italy has closed its schools until September, but is drawing up plans to re-open nurseries and hold mini summer schools for children desperate to play after two months of lockdown. Kindergartens and day nurseries may be used from June

The United States tweeted its support for Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations Friday, provoking a sharp response from China expressing “strong indignation and firm opposition.” The tweet from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said the 193-member global organization was founded to

Rarely have two words ignited such a firestorm of controversy. “So what?” said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday when a journalist asked him about the fact that more than 5,000 Brazilians had died of the coronavirus. The far-right leader’s

Rock legend Mick Jagger and Hollywood’s Will Smith will be among dozens of international and Bollywood stars taking part in a four-hour concert Sunday to raise funds for the battle against coronavirus in India, where the number of cases is

New White House press secretary breaks with Trump tradition by holding a traditional briefing  CNBC ‘I Will Never Lie to You,’ McEnany Says in First White House Briefing  The New York Times White House Briefing With Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany  NPR Trump press