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Former Health Minister Agnes Buzyn placed under formal investigation which is the first phase of indictment in the French judicial system. Later on her case may go to trial if the court decides. Buzyn is accused of "endangering the lives of others". She was the Health Minister in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 but left her post to be a candidate for Mayor of Paris. The charges are a black eye for President Emmanuel Macron and the probe of the government's COVID response will continue with others set to appear before it including the current Health...

The coronavirus death rate in the US is just over 1.25 percent of cases but first.... North Korea firing two short range missiles Saturday morning local time.... Saying the fight against Islamic State has made progress and out of concern for the coronavirus pandemic the US-led coalition in Iraq is reducing its military presence... At least two dozen Afghan police and military killed with others missing following an attack by Taliban connected forces.... The troubled US aircraft maker Boeing is getting a bailout from the federal government.... Moving to distance herself from the situation is the former UN Ambassador and...

A threat from President Trump for any countries that choose to deal with China's Huawei tech firm but first.... Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a crisis meeting of the "Incident Response Group" tomorrow.... In northwestern Syria humanitarian corridors are to be opened so that civilians can flee the areas where fighting has occurred or may occur in the future.... Syrian forces claiming a major victory clearing areas west of Aleppo city..... "I consider unacceptable to transfer the territory of these countries into the theater of geopolitical competition and point-scoring. Likewise, to use terrorists for achievement of lucrative geopolitical...

TOKYO -- Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that’s the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to try to stop the spread of the virus. A look at steps being taken: CHINA: The government cut transportation links to and from the city of Wuhan on Jan. 22 and has since expanded those controls to several nearby cities. JAPAN: Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said 560 Japanese citizens are confirmed in Hubei and chartered evacuation flights are being prepared to leave “ as soon as possible....