World Health Organisation chief breaks down in tears as he slams 'tragedy' of Donald Trump

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The head of the World Health Organisation was reduced to tears as he berated the "tragedy" of Donald Trump formally moving to withdraw the US.

Dr Tedros Adhanom became tearful during a press conference hours after the US president notified the UN and Congress that he was pulling all funding from the global health body.

"This is a tragedy that..." he said on Thursday, his voice cracking. "Actually, it's forcing us to miss many of our friends, losing many lives."

After a long pause, seemingly lost for words, he said, his voice shaking: "And we cannot defeat this pandemic as a divided world. The Covid-19 pandemic is a test of global solidarity and global leadership.

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