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5 years of Yemen war: Iran takes US to task for complicity in Saudi crimes Smoke billows following an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on February 23, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Five years after the Saudi-led coalition launched a war on Yemen, Iran has reiterated its outright condemnation of the blood-soaked military campaign backed by the United... |
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Daesh claims attack in natural gas-rich region in Mozambique Mozambican soldiers patrol the streets after security in the area was increased following a two-day attack by militants, in Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique, on March 7, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
The Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Mozambique that killed or injured... |
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Pentagon warns coronavirus outbreak could last for months in US US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at a press conference in the briefing room of the Pentagon on March 5, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US Defense Department has warned that the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in the US could continue for months and that the American military would continue to support... |
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80 hours for 80mn campaign pressing US to ditch Iran sanctions amid outbreak Amid a worldwide outcry against the United States illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran, a popular campaign has been launched to pressure Washington into temporarily lifting the sanctions that are obstructing the Iranian peoples efforts to curtail the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
The... |
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Boko Haram militants kill at least 92 Chadian soldiers Chadian soldiers with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) gesture while patrolling in Monguno, Nigeria, on December 15, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Takfiri Boko Haram militants from Nigeria have killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army base on the border with Chad.
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7.5-magnitude quake hits off Russias Kuril Islands The file photo shows an island, part of the Kuril archipelago under Russian control, as seen from the Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck in Rausu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. (By AFP)
A 7.5-magnitude quake hit off Russias Kuril Islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there... |
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US COVID-19 cases surge tenfold in a week to 50,000 Streets in Detroit, Michigan are seen nearly empty on March, 24, 2020. (AFP photo)
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US has surged tenfold in a week to over 50,000, but the number of actual cases in the country is likely significantly higher, officials have acknowledged.
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COVID-19 death toll continues to surge in Europe A Serbian military personal wearing a protective mask walks amongst beds set up inside a hall at the Belgrade Fair to accommodate people suffering from mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on March 24, 2020. More than 200,000 coronavirus cases have been declared in Europe, according to... |
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Amid worsening pandemic, Trump pushes to re-open US for business by Easter Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (R) listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 24, 2020, in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump pressed his case on Tuesday... |
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Urban Pakistan under lockdown after 900 tests positive for Covid-19 Shopkeepers wearing facemask sit in front of closed shops of a market area in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2020, after Punjab Province government announced the closing of shops and markets amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (AFP photo)
There is a sudden surge of coronavirus... |
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We are the epicenter: NY Mayor says cases near 15,000 in city Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus (COVID-19) in set-up tents to triage possible COVID-19 patients outside before they enter the main Emergency department area at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx on March 24, 2020 in New York City. (AFP photo)
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1/3 of world goes under lockdown as India orders its population to stay home © AFP photo
New Delhi and Mumbai residents queue up outside stores to buy essentials, minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the countrys 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sanctions on Iran, others facing coronavirus must be urgently re-evaluated: UN The file photo shows United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attending a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The United Nations rights chief says any sanctions imposed on Iran, among other... |
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Iran used home-made Fath 14 radar system to intercept intruding F-18, media speculate Iran unveils Fath 14 long-range radar system on October 18, 2015 during the Iranian Armys massive drill.
Footage has been released of how the Iranian Armys air defenses locked in on an intruding F-18 fighter jet approaching the countrys southern waters and decisively warned it off, prompting military... |
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Senior SNP figures call for investigation into integrity of Alex Salmond trial Alex Neil (L) has come out in strong support of Alex Salmond
The political fallout from Alex Salmonds trial has begun to unfold barely a day after he was acquitted of all thirteen sexual assault charges.
Salmond, who was Scotlands First Minister from 2007 to 2014, is a towering figure in the Scottish... |
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Arab League demands of Palestinian inmates amidst coronavirus outbreak This file picture shows Palestinian prisoners at Shikma Prison in Ashkelon, the Israeli-occupied lands. (Photo by the Palestinian Information Center)
The Arab League has called on international human rights organizations and other relevant bodies to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli... |
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Coronavirus crisis in UK is more about social and security challenges than public health As the crisis deepens the British army is expected to deploy on the streets of London and other major cities
As the UK sinks deeper into crisis over the coronavirus pandemic, there are growing fears of a breakdown in law and order and broader acute security challenges.
The Independent reported on March... |
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Police clear citizenship law protest site in Indian capital, citing virus lockdown Police detain a youth as he argues with them after they cleared the site of a long-running protest against a new citizenship law, following a lockdown by Delhi state government to limit the spreading of the new coronavirus, in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, India, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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Coronavirus cases in Italy probably ten times greater than announced A relative of a deceased person (L) and a priest look on as a coffin is brought inside the closed cemetery of Bolgare, Lombardy, during a funeral ceremony on March 23, 2020 during the COVID-19 new coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / Piero CRUCIATTI
The number of cases of coronavirus in Italy is probably 10... |
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Iran screens 41 million for coronavirus symptoms Iranian medics treat a patient infected with the COVID-19 virus at a hospital. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)
Iran says it has screened more than 41 million people for the new coronavirus symptoms as part of the measures that Tehran is taking to rein in the spread of a new coronavirus across the country.
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US states desperate for coronavirus help as Trump eyes restriction ease President Donald Trump said he wants to lift severe social restrictions keeping people in their homes to reduce the spread of COVID-19, March 23, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
A chorus of support to urge Americans to stay indoors is gathering more calls, with several more US governors ordering millions... |
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Pakistan, China urge removal of US sanctions amid Irans fight to defeat epidemic Iranian medics are seen at the special ward for corona-infected patients of Hajar Hospital in the capital, Tehran. (Photo by IRNA)
Pakistan and China have renewed their calls for the lifting of the United States sanctions to help Iran access and utilize its resources in the fight against the coronavirus... |
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UK suspends franchise agreements with private railway operators Passengers wait on the platform for a Central Line underground train at Stratford station, east London, March 23, 2020. (AFP photo)
The British government took over the railways on Monday in a bid to ensure services keep running for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Media Expert: Trumps daily briefings exaggeration and outright lies US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 22, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trumps daily coronavirus briefings are considered so full of disinformation by media experts that they... |
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Saudi Arabia imposes curfew, UAE halts passenger flights as coronavirus grips Middle East A photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows empty streets in Saudi Arabias capital, Riyadh, amid drastic measures taken to contain the novel COVID-19 coronavirus disease in the desert kingdom, including full closure of shopping centers, restaurants, and public gardens as well as suspending work in the private... |
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FM Zarif: US impeding global fight against coronavirus Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall, northwest of Tehran, on March 21, 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by AFP)
Irans foreign minister has slammed the US for not heeding a global call on Washington to lift sanctions against Tehran so that the country can fight... |
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Britain could bring in curfews and movement restrictions within days Johnson People enjoy the Spring sunshine on the seafront at Whitstable, east of London on Mothers Day, March 22, 2020. (AFP photo)
While Britains death toll from the coronavirus has reached 281, with the youngest victim aged 18 and the oldest 102, the British prime minister warned that if people continued... |
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White supremacists encouraging use of coronavirus to target nonwhite people A cleaning crew wearing protective clothing (PPE) to protect them from coronavirus prepares to enter the Life Care Center on March 12, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. (AFP photo)
White supremacists discussed using the coronavirus as a bioweapon to target "nonwhite" neighborhoods, according to US federal... |
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First COVID-19 cases confirmed in Gaza Strip Palestinian volunteers wearing protective clothes and masks disinfect a street as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
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The first cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the overpopulated... |
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Voters clash in Guineas constitutional referendum despite coronavirus outbreak Protesters stand next to burning tires during a protest in Conakry on March 21, 2020, on the eve of a constitutional referendum in the country. (Photo by AFP)
Clashes broke out between youths opposed to Guineas referendum and those who had come to vote at a polling station in the Conakry suburb of... |
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