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Arizona, Florida, Illinois hold 2020 US presidential primaries; Ohio postpones

On Tuesday, the US Democratic Party held primary elections in the states of Arizona, Florida, and Illinois, which reportedly former US Vice President Joe Biden won. Ohio, also scheduled to hold a primary election, delayed its voting in the face of the national COVID-19 emergency. The same day, incumbent US President Donald Trump became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee after winning the party's primaries in Florida and Illinois.

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Native American groups sue US state of Montana over ballot law

The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and Native American Rights Fund filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana over its 2018 Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA), saying it would prevent many Native Americans from voting.

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US President Trump declares COVID-19 national emergency

United States President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The move came two days after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak, which causes the COVID-19 disease, to be a pandemic.

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200 in New Delhi, India drink cow urine to fight off COVID-19

On Saturday, a few hundred people attended a gaumutra party (cow urine party) to fight off COVID-19, organised by All India Hindu Union president Swami Chakrapani where the attendees consumed cow urine to prevent themselves from being infected by the coronavirus.

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World Health Organization declares COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 — the disease caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 — to be a pandemic.

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