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Trump urges Florida to allow cruise ships with COVID-19 outbreak to dock The Holland America Line cruise ship MS Zaandam is pictured in Panama City, Panama March 28, 2020. (Reuters photo)
US President Donald Trump is urging the governor of Florida to open a port to two Dutch cruise ships stuck off the Pacific coast of Central America with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard.
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US, South Korea seek to seal military deal after furloughs A file photo of US and South Korean forces during joint war games (by AP)
The commander of United States forces in South Korea has urged a prompt resolution of a lingering cost-sharing dispute between the two close allies that has resulted in the furloughing of over 4,000 Korean workers by the US.
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Amnesty International says US air strikes killed civilians in Somalia Somali soldiers walk past a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 1, 2019. (AP photo)
US airstrikes in Somalia in February killed two civilians and injured three more, the human rights group Amnesty International says in a new report, raising doubts over American investigations of... |
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Saudi-led forces airdropping virus-infected masks in Yemen: Minister A Yemeni woman puts on a protective face mask as she walks in a street in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Yemens information minister has raised the possibility of the facemasks airdropped by Saudi-led warplanes in Sanaa and other cities being infected with the new coronavirus,... |
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Venezuela rejects US-proposed transition in exchange for sanctions relief A vehicle of the Bolivarian National Guard sprays decontaminant on the streets as a measure to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Venezuela has rejected a scheme devised by the United States that envisages the removal of sanctions on the... |
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US lawmakers press Trump to lift Iran sanctions amid borderless pandemic A health worker greets a patient infected with the coronavirus at a hospital in Tehran. (Photo by Tasnim)
Dozens of US legislators have written to top officials in the administration of President Donald Trump, calling for the suspension of economic sanctions against Iran, which is fighting, along with... |
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US death toll surges amid rush to build field hospitals Medical personnel work on preparing to open a 68 bed emergency field hospital specially equipped with a respiratory unit in New Yorks Central Park, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AP photo)
The US government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems... |
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Italys new coronavirus cases expected to start declining soon Two cyclists working for the food delivery service Glovo ride their bike across a deserted Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy, on March 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
On Tuesday, the Higher Health Institute announced that after reaching its peak, the coronavirus spread in Italy is expected to plateau for some... |
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US sailors will die unless virus-hit aircraft carrier evacuated: Captain The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (File photo)
American sailors aboard a US aircraft carrier will die unless the coronaviru-hit vessel is evacuated, the ships captain warns.
Captain Brett Crozier, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt with 5,000 people onboard,... |
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US border wall construction continues despite covid-19 The United States-Mexico border wall is seen past cactuses in Organ Pipe National Park south of Ajo, Arizona, on February 13, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US border wall construction continues in the state of Arizona despite the spread of coronavirus in the country.
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Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Homs: SANA In this file photo released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 24, 2020, Syrian air defenses intercept an Israeli missile over the Syrian capital of Damascus.
The Syrian army says the countrys air defenses in the central province of Homs have intercepted a number of missiles... |
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Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks in coronavirus fight US President Donald Trump speaks as reporters raise questions during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on March 31, 2020, in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump warned Americans they would have a very tough two weeks coming in the... |
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Concerns raised about creeping authoritarianism amid coronavirus crisis A former Justice of the Supreme Court Lord Sumption has raised questions about the potential political ramifications of the governments draconian measures
As the British public creaks under draconian lockdown measures there are growing protests at the polices heavy-handed tactics in enforcing quarantine... |
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Twitter suspends Iran Leaders accounts Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
With no prior notice, Twitter blocked the accounts used by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei before reinstating only two of the channels of communication.
The American company simultaneously blocked the accounts... |
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Seoul regrets US move to furlough Koreans after military deal failure South Korean marines march during a military exercise as part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the US, in Pohang, South Korea, on April 5, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
South Korea has expressed regret over a decision by the United States to place thousands... |
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US coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China People wearing masks walk past Elmhurst Hospital in the Borough of Queens on March 31, 2020 in New York. (AFP photo)
US coronavirus-related deaths reached 3,393 on Tuesday, exceeding the total number of deaths reported in China and reaching the third highest in the world behind Italy and Spain, according... |
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Details spill to media of US framework for Venezuela Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a press conference with members of the foreign media at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 14, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A plan that the United States is to unveil for Venezuela envisages the removal of sanctions on the Latin American... |
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Syria UN envoy calls for lifting of sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak Syrias Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari attends a UN Security Council session on the situation in Syria via video from his office in New York, the United States, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by SANA)
Syrias Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has called upon the international... |
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COVID-19 and Romanias healthcare brain drain could be perfect storm Romania Government Virus Outbreak - Copyright George Calin/AP Photos
Countries across Eastern Europe have so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, but many believe it is only a matter of time before the number of cases, and the number of fatalities, rises drastically in the region.
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Tropical Trump snubbed by Facebook, Instagram, attacked by Brazilian opposition Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro, with a lowered mask, touches his face during a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 20, 2020. (By AFP)
In extraordinary moves, social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have removed videos posted by Brazils... |
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Red tape cripples Americas coronavirus response: US media People are tested for the coronavirus at a drive-through clinic in Denver, Colorado. In some places, there arent enough tests available, March 12, 2020. Chet Strange for The New York Times
Red tape, together with insufficient medical supplies has caused the United States to fall behind on coronavirus... |
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Huge forest fire kills 19 in China Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang, in Chinas southwestern Sichuan Province, early on March 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide died while fighting a huge forest fire in southwestern China, the local government said Tuesday.
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Europe sends medical aid to Iran in first INSTEX transaction: Germany An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with the Covid-19 virus at a hospital in Tehran. (Photo by AFP)
Germany says the three European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal have registered the first transaction under a trade system set up last year to protect companies doing business with Iran from... |
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Daesh terrorists riot, escape from SDF-run prison in northeast Syria Suspected members of the Daesh Takfiri militant group wait to be searched by members of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces, after leaving the terrorist outfits last holdout, in Baghouz, in Syrias Dayr al-Zawr province on February 22, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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Palestinians mark Land Day amid concerns over COVID-19 pandemic Palestinians burn a replica of an Israeli flag during an event marking Land Day near the Israel-Gaza border as mass rallies planned to commemorate the event were cancelled amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), east of Gaza City on March 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
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Eight US Senators urge Trump to help Palestinians amid coronavirus pandemic Palestinian workers manufacture protective coverall suits and masks at a workshop in Gaza City on March 30, 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by AFP)
Eight US senators have urged the administration of President Donald Trump to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians to help them fight the spread... |
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Cummings suspected infection is latest blow to the government Notorious for his bruising encounters with the media, Cummings is reportedly in quarantine
In the latest blow to the government it has been reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons chief strategist, Dominic Cummings, is showing symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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US scientists refute Wuhan as origin of novel coronavirus Staff members move barriers in front of a railway station of Wuhan on the first day of inbound train services resumed following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan of Hubei province, the epicentre of Chinas coronavirus outbreak, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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N Korea: Pompeos sanction remarks ludicrous; We will walk our way US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 28, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
North Korea has denounced as "ludicrous" US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos remarks on maintaining international sanctions on the country, warning that... |
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Saudi warplanes target residential areas, military college in Yemeni capital Columns of smoke are rising in the aftermath of Saudi-led airstrikes against several localities of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by al-Masirah)
Saudi warplanes have carried out nearly 20 airstrikes against the Yemeni capital Sanaa as the war on the impoverished country continues... |
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