The announcement came a week after the US accused Venezuela’s leader of “narco-terrorism”.
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One novelist who won’t be writing about coronavirus
One of America’s greatest living writers says it would be “wrongheaded” to mention the virus in a book.
Read moreIn pictures: Deserted streets around the world
Photographers around the world have taken pictures showing lockdown locations with a running theme.
Read moreShenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cat and dogs
The ruling is a tougher version of China’s ban of wildlife meat, after it was linked to the virus.
Read moreCoronavirus: Where has all the hand sanitiser gone?
Shelves all over the world are empty – it turns out more alcohol is needed, to ramp up production.
Read moreDaniel Pearl: Pakistan overturns convicted man’s death sentence
British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of beheading Daniel Pearl in 2002.
Read moreCoronavirus: Oil prices rise on hopes of a price war truce
US President Donald Trump said he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to strike a deal in the next few days.
Read moreCoronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000
The number of infections nationwide tops 216,000 as confirmed cases around the globe near one million.
Read moreCoronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines
The Covid-19 vaccine candidates will be tested on ferrets over three months in Australia.
Read moreCoronavirus: Air India pilots ‘at risk of infection’ on rescue flights
Air India pilots say the airline is not adhering to safety protocol on coronavirus rescue flights.
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