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WHO Chief Urges Trump to Think Twice About US Withdrawal

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GENEVA—The head of the World Health Organization on Monday indirectly urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of the UN agency over its allegedly “China-centric” stance.

“The world has long benefited from the strong, collaborative engagement with the government and the people of the United States… It is WHO’s wish for this collaboration to continue,” WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus told a press conference.

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