UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus
(WorldNews Politics)

GENEVA (AP) - In a heartfelt plea for unity, the World Health Organization`s chief sought Wednesday to rise above sharp criticism and threats of funding cuts from U.S. President Donald Trump over the agency´s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The vocal defense from the WHO Director-General came a day after Trump blasted the U.N. agency for being `China-centric` and alleging that it had `criticized` his ban of travel from China as the COVID-19 outbreak was spreading from the city of Wuhan. Tedros, an Ethiopian and the WHO`s first African leader, projected humility and minimized his personal role while decrying invective and even racist slurs against him amid the WHO`s response to the...