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Criticism of Trump administration decision to cut WHO funding continues


Criticism of Trump administration decision to cut WHO funding continues
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As COVID-19 deaths climb globally, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization, blaming it in part for not doing enough to stop the coronavirus pandemic and for being too lenient on China.

Plus, Australia will start rapid coronavirus testing for more than 80 remote indigenous settlements. The 45-minute test will help authorities to monitor the spread of COVID-19 more efficiently in isolated areas where results can currently take up to 10 days.

And astronomers in Chile have discovered a star dancing around a black hole in the Milky Way, just as Albert Einstein might have predicted more than a century ago.

Those stories and more on this International Edition.

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