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A health worker takes a swab test at a COVID-19 testing center in New Delhi on Monday. India's main medical research organization has canceled orders to procure rapid antibody test kits from two Chinese companies.

Beijing Slams India's 'Unfair' Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order

5:09pm April 28, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

India's decision came on Monday amid accuracy concerns surrounding the kits. It's the latest irritant in a relationship that's come under increasing strain over the coronavirus.

A Saudi Arabian Investment Fund Is Planning To Purchase Newcastle United

3:56pm April 28, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

A Saudi Arabian investment fund wants to buy an English soccer club, Newcastle United. Some fans have welcomed the move — but human rights groups want it stopped.

Venezuelan migrants in Colombia walk toward the border amid the coronavirus lockdown. Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the outbreak.

Thousands Of Migrants Head Back To Venezuela To Flee Colombia's COVID-19 Lockdown

1:41pm April 28, 2020

by John Otis

Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the coronavirus outbreak. Many other Venezuelans are fleeing on foot.

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Chinese medical experts heading to the Philippines are seen during a ceremony before their departure in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, earlier this month.

Chinese Song Expressing Friendship During Pandemic Backfires With Wary Filipinos

10:35am April 28, 2020

by Scott Neuman

A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.

A man reads a sports newspaper on the street amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo on Tuesday. The move for dentists to administer tests is aimed at relieving the burden on doctors and boosting capacity.

Japan To Allow Dentists To Conduct Coronavirus Tests

10:22am April 28, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Japan currently conducts about 9,000 tests per day, and the move for dentists to administer them is aimed at relieving the burden on doctors and boosting capacity.

People collect emergency rations of food and essential supplies from the Red Cross Society of Nigeria in Lagos State earlier this week.

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Nigeria's President Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Citing Economic Hardship

9:31am April 28, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Muhammadu Buhari said stay-at-home orders imposed last month have come at a "very heavy economic cost," with many Nigerians left without enough money to eat.

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Pandemic Puts Economic Pressure On Venezuelans Who Fled To Colombia

6:15am April 28, 2020

by John Otis

Venezuela's economy and health care systems collapsed long before coronavirus. Venezuelan refugees in Colombia have run out of cash and are returning home.

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Should The U.S. Follow China's Example Of Mandatory Quarantine Centers?

6:14am April 28, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR Beijing correspondent Emily Feng, and Harvey Fineberg, former head of the National Academies of Medicine, about quarantine options that the U.S. may want to consider.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at Parliament on Monday in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand Says It Has Won 'Battle' Against COVID-19

10:05pm April 27, 2020

by Scott Neuman

"There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday as the country eased COVID-19 restrictions.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, pictured in February, has authorized police to use lethal force against gang members who allegedly ordered murders to take advantage of police attention to the coronavirus.

El Salvador's President Takes On The Country's Gangs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

8:24pm April 27, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

President Nayib Bukele authorized officers to use lethal force against gang members who allegedly were responsible for dozens of murders while police were focused on the COVID-19 lockdown.