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The vote is planned for June 17, but the letter seen Thursday referenced only the month of June.

Typhoons are a dangerous and disruptive part of life in the Philippine archipelago, which gets hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year.

Trump earlier this week ruled out renegotiating the partial trade deal inked in January, when asked about reports that China was looking to reopen talks.

Top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has said re-opening too soon risks triggering uncontrollable outbreaks.

Several UN envoys have predicted that the meeting will end up via videoconference, especially as this year marks the 75th anniversary of the world body.

Anthony Fauci's words raised concerns that even a cautious exit from the unprecedented global economic shutdown could trigger another outbreak.

The proposal was put forward Tuesday organised by Estonia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council.

Democratic strategist Lis Smith said Biden must master the digital genre.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said some rules would be relaxed as part of a "carefully planned timetable" of measures.

Governments across the globe try to get economies moving while keeping in check a pandemic that has now killed more than 280,000 people.

Those aged over 70 will be allowed out again after more than seven weeks of mandatory quarantine.

On Sunday authorities acknowledged one person had tested positive for the virus in Wuhan, and a day later, they said there were five more cases.

Britain and European Union will begin the next level of post-Brexit trade talks on Monday that will be followed by videoconferences throughout the week.

It said Prime Minister Boris Johnson would announce the measures on Sunday.

The monarch in her address to the nation spoke about "one of the most memorable nights of my life" when she walked on the streets with her sister incognito.

In Britain, street parades by veterans have been cancelled.

Other regions may have to wait a while before they could also head to the pub.

Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening to set out a "roadmap" for relaxing social distancing rules announced in late March.

Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Vesak rituals will be live-streamed by various organizations for worshipers to watch from home during the lockdown.

So far, more than 73,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 -- more than a quarter of global deaths.

The aim of these gatherings is for non-infected people to mingle with an infected person in an effort to catch the virus.

Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than 7,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths.

The deceased man reared buffaloes on his farm to support his family business of buffalo milk soap.

The complex contains Asia's first maximum-security lab equipped to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) such as Ebola.

Professor Neil Ferguson said he had "stepped back" from his role on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.

The White House said that Trump's emergency coordination group for the pandemic would be disbanding, probably by early June.

Germany began tentatively lifting its lockdown two weeks ago, opening some shops and schools, after infection rates came down.

Investigators suspect that the unsupervised boys, aged 10 and seven, jumped while playing a Spider-man influenced game.