But Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the World Health Organization on his first day as president. Plus, photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with … everyone
Good morning. The Trump administration has officially notified the UN that it is leaving the World Health Organization, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, accusing the global body of being too close to China. The process of withdrawal will take a year, and the Democratic presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, has pledged to reverse the decision and “restore our leadership on the world stage” should he win in November.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the administration’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that the country is “still knee-deep in the first wave” of the pandemic, with more than 131,000 dead and infection numbers rising at a rate of around 50,000 per day. In a reversal of Donald Trump’s migration rhetoric, some border towns in northern Mexico are now trying to stop people crossing from the US, for fear they could spread the virus.
Continue reading…But Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the World Health Organization on his first day as president. Plus, photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with … everyoneGood morning. The Trump administration has officially notified the UN that it is leaving the World Health Organization, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, accusing the global body of being too close to China. The process of withdrawal will take a year, and the Democratic presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, has pledged to reverse the decision and “restore our leadership on the world stage” should he win in November.Dr Anthony Fauci, the administration’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that the country is “still knee-deep in the first wave” of the pandemic, with more than 131,000 dead and infection numbers rising at a rate of around 50,000 per day. In a reversal of Donald Trump’s migration rhetoric, some border towns in northern Mexico are now trying to stop people crossing from the US, for fear they could spread the virus. Continue reading…