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Biden says he would mobilize the US military to deal with coronavirus Democratic presidential hopeful former US vice president Joe Biden participates in the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, DC on March 15, 2020. (AFP photo)
Former US Vice President Joe Biden has said he would mobilize the military to deal... |
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UK agrees to repay 400mn debt to Iran: Envoy to London Irans Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad
The Iranian ambassador to the UK says Britain has agreed to pay an outstanding £400 million debt it owes to Iran plus the interest, adding that the two sides are currently negotiating ways how the payment could be made.
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Sweden plans to send troops, helicopters to Mali This file photo shows a French soldier manning a machine gun in the door of a NH 90 Caiman military helicopter, over Ndaki, in Mali, on July 29, 2019. (By Reuters)
The Swedish government says it is planning to send troops and helicopters to Mali to join a French-led mission purportedly fighting militants... |
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Coronavirus infections rise in Middle East A Lebanese boy wearing a protective mask poses for a picture in front of the Rafiq Hariri University Hospital in the southern outskirts of the capital Beirut on February 22, 2020, where the first case of coronavirus in the country is being treated. (Photo by AFP)
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Turkish-backed militants undermine Russia-Turkey joint patrols in Idlib Turkish-backed militants block parts of the M4 highway in Idlib. (Photo by AFP)
Russia and Turkey have cut short their first joint patrol in Syrias Idlib after Turkish-based militants blocked a main roadway liberated by the Syrian army in January.
The M4 highway, connecting the Syrian government-held... |
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Coronavirus updates: China reports downfall, Europe sees outbreak rapidly growing A woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a placard showing a handshake between two hands representing the Chinese and the Italian national flags, in Milan, Italy, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China has reported an overall drop in its new cases of coronavirus infections, while much of... |
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Netanyahus downfall begins as rival told to form cabinet Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz gestures as he stands next to co-leader Moshe Yaalon after exit polls announced in Israels election at the partys headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israels president has tapped ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a cabinet, setting... |
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Spains king distances self from father in scandal tied to Saudi Arabia Spains King Felipe VI (L) and his father, King Emeritus Juan Carlos I (File photo by AFP)
Spains King Felipe VI has distanced himself from his father, a former monarch who has been hit by allegations of financial irregularity.
Felipe renounced his personal inheritance from his father and stripped... |
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How the new coronavirus could change our behaviour Frances former president Jacques Chirac shows one of his cheek before a young girl gives him a kiss. FILE PHOTO August 2011 - Copyright SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP
Weve all experienced it during these times of the coronavirus pandemic: the accidental handshake, hugging our friends or cheek kisses as... |
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Iran screens 10 million for coronavirus symptoms This picture taken on March 14, 2020 shows a medical worker checking the temperature of a driver at the entrance to the southern city of Abadan.
Irans Health Ministry says the country has screened more than 10 million people for the new coronavirus symptoms as it goes all out against the outbreak.
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Trump urges Americans to stop hoarding food, supplies amid coronavirus panic The toilet paper shelves are nearly empty in a store as people stock up during the coronavirus crisis on March 14, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to stop hoarding food in panic over the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus is inspiring panic buying... |
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Shut this president up right now, Sanders decries Trump covid-19 response Reporters ask questions as US President Donald Trump departs after speaking during a press briefing about the coronavirus (covid-19) alongside US Vice President Mike Pence and members of the coronavirus Task Force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, March 15, 2020.... |
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African nations step up measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said South African would close its borders from Wednesday to all foreigners from countries highly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Visas will be refused to anyone who has visited a high-risk country in the last 20 days, and 35 of the countrys 53 land ports... |
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Saudi Arabia detains 298 officials in new corruption cases amid royal power struggle The gates of the Ritz-Carlton hotel are seen open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 11, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi Arabia has detained 298 public officials in a new alleged anti-corruption push amid reports that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to get rid of potential rivals... |
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Venezuelan president orders collective quarantine to slow spread of coronavirus A member of the Venezuelan Civil Rescue Group talks to the passengers of a bus wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, during military exercises to partially block road access to the Venezuelan capital, in Caracas, on March 15, 2020.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro... |
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Lagos pipeline blast kills 15, destroys several buildings: Nigerian officials People gather at the scene of a gas explosion near destroyed buildings in Lagos on March 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday (March 15) killed at least 15 people and destroyed approximately 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigerias commercial... |
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Biden adopting plans by Sanders, Warren to tackle family debt US Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden interact during a break at the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Nearly 5 million children born in war-hit Syria since 2011: UN Syrian children clutch a tent during strong winds at a camp for displaced people in Albrdkulai village in the northern countryside of Syrias Idlib Province on March 13, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Nearly five million children have been born since Syria plunged into foreign-sponsored militancy in 2011, while... |
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Release of Canadian report on foreign meddling puts pressure on UK government to follow suit The ISC report allegedly contains extensive information on Russian attempts to manipulate British political processes
The imminent publication of a Canadian parliamentary report into foreign interference in Canadian public life has placed renewed pressure on the British government to release a similar... |
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Iran FM says US cruel sanctions severely hindering anti-corona fight Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the cruel and unilateral sanctions imposed by the White House are severely hampering the Islamic Republics fight against the novel coronavirus.
"The cruel and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States constitute a major obstacle to Irans... |
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Iraq will adopt different approach in case US troops refuse to withdraw: Badr bloc In this file picture taken on June 21, 2017 a US soldier advising Iraqi forces is seen in the city of Mosul, during the ongoing offensive by Iraqi troops to retake the last bastion held by members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. (Photo by AFP)
Iraq will adopt a different position on the presence... |
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Coronavirus leadership crisis: Is Trump presidency over? US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a press conference on COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, March 13, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Trump administrations response to the novel coronavirus has been characterized by misinformation, missteps... |
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Iranians from all walks of life do their part in anti-virus campaign Iranian fire fighters and municipality workers disinfect a street in the capital Tehran for coronavirus COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. (Photo by IRNA)
Since the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in Iran in late February, Iranian people from all walks of life have been engaged in a serious fight to do... |
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Westerners kidnapped in Burkina Faso flee, reach peacekeepers in Mali Italian Luca Tacchetto (L) and Canadian Edith Blais (R) are greeted by officials as they arrive at the airport in Bamako on March 14, 2020, after their release by UN peacekeepers. (Photo by AFP)
A Canadian woman and an Italian man who had been kidnapped by armed militants in Burkina Faso in 2018 have... |
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Coronavirus taking toll on diplomacy at UN Empty chamber of the UN Security Council on January 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by AFP)
The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is also taking a toll on international diplomacy at the United Nations (UN) in New York, where mandatory social distancing has caused major disruptions to routine... |
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Russia, Turkey launch patrol mission in Syrias Idlib Russian and Turkish troops coordinate their joint patrol in Syrias Idlib.
Russia and Turkey have begun jointly patrolling the strategic M4 highway in Syrias embattled northwestern province of Idlib as part of a ceasefire reached earlier this month.
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Irans Army launches drills to prevent, monitor coronavirus spread Medics treat coronavirus patients at Hajar Hospital of the Iranian Army in Tehran on March 14, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim)
The Iranian Army has begun drills to prevent and monitor the outbreak of a new coronavirus as the country steps up its battle against the flu-like virus originating from China.
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Russias Putin approves constitutional changes, asks court for opinion Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses lawmakers debating on the second reading of the constitutional reform bill during a session of the State Duma, Russias lower house of parliament, in Moscow, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on legislation containing... |
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UKs scandal-hit Prince Andrew helped spruce up Saudi Arabias image: Report Prince Andrew takes lunch with Prince Turki bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during a visit in November 2014.
Prince Andrew, who is facing fresh scrutiny over a sex abuse scandal, has reportedly helped Saudi Arabia repair its image battered over the kingdoms human rights record and war on Yemen.
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Israeli Shin Bets involvement in coronavirus crisis raises questions Israeli policemen wearing protective gear as a precaution against the coronavirus guard a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem al-Quds on March 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Israel has given its spy agency Shin Bet the green light to use "counter-terrorism" operations against... |
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