Russia slammed US President Donald Trump’s freeze on funding for the World Health Organization as a ‘selfish’ response to the global coronavirus pandemic. “We see yesterday’s announcement by Washington on freezing funding of the WHO as most concerning,” deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency TASS. “It is ...
Iran on Wednesday said new deaths from the novel coronavirus remained in double figures for the second day in a row. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 94 deaths from the COVID-19 disease were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 4,777. Another 1,512 people tested ...