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Chinas UN envoy slams absurd US politicization of new coronavirus US President Donald Trump, left, listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus at the White House on March 20, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
Chinas UN ambassador in Geneva has ruled out inviting international experts to investigate the... |
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Indian ministry website crashes in repatriation panic amid pandemic A member of medical staff wearing a facemask checks the body temperature of travelers arriving from Nepal at the India-Nepal border at Panitanki check point, March 14, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Indian civil aviation ministrys website crashed on Wednesday as panicked citizens abroad rushed to register... |
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Facility near Pyongyang Airport linked to N Koreas missile program: Report North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen visiting a pursuit assault plane group under the Air and Anti-Aircraft Division in this undated image released by North Koreas Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 12, 2020. (Via Reuters)
A Washington-based think tank says a... |
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Iran wont accept violation of UNSC resolution on arms ban, Rouhani warns US File photo shows a view of the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Photo by AFP)
President Hassan Rouhani has warned the United States that Iran will not accept any violation of the UN Security Council resolution that mandates the lifting of an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic, saying... |
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Rockets strike near Baghdad airport, cause no casualties A view of Baghdad International Airport (Photo by Reuters)
The Iraqi military says three Katyusha rockets have landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport.
The army said on Wednesday that it had found a rocket launcher with a timer in a rural area in western Baghdad, and that there were... |
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China says political virus of violent protests must be removed in Hong Kong Protesters use a slingshot to hurl bricks at police, in the market town of Tsuen Wan, located in Hong Kong, China, on August 25, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
China says violent protests in Hong Kong are a "political virus" that must be removed in order to restore calm to the territory.
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Trump: Democrats want us to fail so they can win election President Donald Trump points as he watches workers on the assembly line manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak during a tour of a Honeywell manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, US, May 5, 2020. (Reuters photo)
US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats... |
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Kushners inexperienced volunteers kept VIP list of leads for medical supplies Jared Kushner at a White House briefing on the response to the COVID-19 crisis on 2 April, 2020 (AFP photo)
Volunteers who helped supervise the Trump administrations supply-chain task force for the coronavirus were told to prioritize tips from political allies and associates of President Donald Trump,... |
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Kenya urges Somalia to speedily investigate fatal plane crash The wreckage of a private cargo plane that belonged to African Express Airways is seen at the crash site in the town of Bardale, in the southern Bay region, Somalia, on May 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Kenya has called for an urgent investigation into the fatal crash of a private cargo plane in Somalia... |
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Trump denies US role in mercenary incursion attempt into Venezuela US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs on travel to Phoenix, Arizona, from the south lawn of the White House, in Washington, the US, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
US President Donald Trump has denied any US government involvement in a recent marine incursion attempt into Venezuela.
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US, UK launch trade talks, pledge quick deal as virus ravages global economy Britains International Trade Secretary Liz Truss talks remotely from the Foreign Office to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to begin negotiations for a trade agreement, in London,on May 5, 2020. (Reuters photo)
The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade... |
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Russias Putin awards WWII medal to North Koreas Kim This picture, taken on May 1, 2020 and released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd-L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. (AFP photo/KCNA via KNS)
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UN warns of rapid virus spread in American continents prisons In this AFP file photo, a prisoner shines a torch from the main detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2019.
The United Nations has expressed concern about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus in overcrowded prisons in the United States and the rest of the American continent.
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Covid19 slipping 70 Million Pakistanis below poverty line Workers distribute food to people in need under the governmental Ehsaas programme during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Karachi on May 2, 2020.
Javed Rana
Millions of people are estimated to have lost their jobs in Pakistan amid... |
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Mnuchin sued for denying "citizen children" their stimulus money US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is facing a lawsuit over the Trump administrations decision to exclude some children from federal stimulus checks because one or both of their parents are immigrants.
The complaint stems from the governments $2.2 trillion... |
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Israel threatens to continue aggression across region, endangers lives A picture taken on February 24, 2020, shows an explosion following an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. (Photo by AFP)
The Israeli regime continues with its airstrikes in the region and has threatened to keep up aggressive attacks, posing grave threat to the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.
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Fears over spiraling youth unemployment in EU EU jobs ministers hold a video-conference amid forecasts that unemployment in the 27-nation bloc could double due to COVID-19 pandemic. Young adults are particularly vulnerable in this regard, according to economists.
Even before the coronavirus arrived youth unemployment was out of control in several... |
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Contact tracing apps threaten democracy in Europe Healthcare systems across the globe have been brought to their knees by the Covid-19 pandemic. And as people mourn the death of over 250,000 people killed by the virus, new weapons are being deployed to fight it -- but what are these weapons? Some say they could be more dangerous than the virus itself.
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Top US general: We dont know if coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, covid-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
A top US general says it is still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from... |
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Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia A general view shows unidentified security personnel at the crash site of a private cargo plane belonging to African Express Airways in the town of Bardale, southern Bay region, Somalia May 4, 2020.
A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday... |
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Kashmir sees no end to deadly violence amid pandemic Kashmiri students clash with Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Syed Ali SafviPress TV, Kashmir
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, guns are blazing in Indian administered Kashmir. Scores of pro-independence fighters have been killed as New... |
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Libyan government forces launch offensive to liberate key airbase from Haftar rebels Libyan government forces are seen in Tripoli, Libya, on March 27, 2020, in this photo taken from Turkeys Anadolu news agency.
Forces with Libyas internationally-recognized government have reportedly launched an offensive to liberate a key airbase southwest of the capital Tripoli from the clutches... |
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US Embassy in London refuses to meet Dunn family Harry Dunns (R) death at the hands of former CIA officer Anne Sacoolas (L) has complicated UK-US diplomatic relations
Only a day after Harry Dunns twin brother, Niall, wrote to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to personally intervene to deliver justice for his brother, the US Embassy in London... |
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Federal government making more people sick in US This image taken in November 2019 shows a cuffed refugee at ICEs Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. being transported to a medical center for diagnosis and treatment. (Photo by AP)
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasing the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic by transferring... |
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US must remove sanctions if it truly seeks to help Iran in virus fight: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on December 20, 2019 (Photo by president.ir)
President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation at a time when the country is fighting a deadly... |
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RAF bombs Iraq for second time in a month Typhoon fighter jets based at RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus) are the spearhead of the relentless British air campaign over Iraq
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has carried out a bombing raid in northern Iraq under the guise of combating the terrorist group Daesh.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Defense... |
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Kashmir photojournalists win Pulitzer for lockdown coverage An undated photo shows a masked Kashmiri protester jumping on the bonnet of an armored vehicle of Indian police as he throws stones at it during a protest in Srinagar. (Photo by AP)
Indian-administered Kashmir has drawn further international attention after three photojournalists were awarded the 2020... |
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Ecuadorians call for government to step down over handling of COVID-19 pandemic A man in a suit sells protective products against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on May 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Ahmed Kaballo
Viral videos show heart-wrenching evidence of a healthcare system overwhelmed by COVID-19. Ecuadorian hospitals have been... |
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US forfeited any right to seek renewal of UN arms embargo on Iran: European diplomats The foreign ministers of the countries participating in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are seen alongside the European Unions then-foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (C) during a public appearance in Vienna on July 14, 2015, the day of the nuclear deals conclusion. (Photo by AFP)
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Iraq mounts counter-terrorism operations amid warnings of US-Daesh plot to split region Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units are seen during an anti-Daesh operation in Zumar, Ninevah Province, October 18, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)
Iraqi army troops and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Forces - known as Hashd al-Shaabi - have conducted fresh operations against Daesh militants amid... |
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