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Morning news brief: Obama criticizes Trump, Brazil and US see rise in cases, and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: May 17, 2020, 09:06 AM IST
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Obama criticises Trump

Former US President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that many of the country’s leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”, media reports said. READ MORE

Bundesliga

Both Dortmund and Schalke took to the ground one by one due to new social distancing norms with staff and other officials wearing masks. READ MORE

Coronavirus in USA

The total number of positive coronavirus cases is now 936,293 in the US, which has been the worst-affected country by COVID-19. READ MORE
 

Brazil coronavirus

The number of infections in Brazil topped 230,000, making it the country with the fourth-highest number of cases in the world. READ MORE