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Protesters dump body bags outside Trump Hotel to condemn his COVID response Protesters vented their anger at President Donald Trumps coronavirus response Thursday by piling up mock body bags outside his hotel in Washington, DC.
US protesters frustrated with President Donald Trump handling of the coronavirus pandemic have laid mock body bags outside the Trump International... |
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Coronavirus hits German businesses with full fury Employees walk across the security gates of the factory of German car maker Audi in Gyor, Hungary, on April 15, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The coronavirus pandemic, which continues to take its toll on the worlds population and the economy, has hit businesses in Germany "with full fury," according to a survey.
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N Korean military plane activities on unusual rise: Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is shown on a fighter jet in an undisclosed location in Pyongyang. (file photo)
The South Korean defense minister says North Korea has recently shown an "unusual increase" in inspecting the countrys combat readiness and carrying out air force flight operations.
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Biden leads Trump in three US states crucial in 2020 election: Poll US Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a CNN town hall about how hed respond to the coronavirus pandemic, on March 27, 2020.
Presumptive US Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading Republican President Donald Trump in three battleground states crucial to winning the US... |
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US groups urge Washington to end sanctions on Iran amid coronavirus File photo shows American activists protesting US sanctions against Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by CodePink)
More than 70 civil society groups have urged the US to put an immediate end to its sanctions targeting Iran and other nations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Harassment of Indian Muslims rises over COVID-19 rumors Indian men are seen sitting in an ambulance waiting to be taken to a quarantine facility in New Delhis Nizamuddin area, on April 3. (Photo by Reuters)
Indians are apparently looking for a coronavirus scapegoat as the countrys Muslim population is widely reporting that they are being harassed for "deliberately"... |
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Italys PM hails EUs massive coronavirus recovery fund This photo taken on April 21, 2020 and handout on April 22, 2020 by the Palazzo Chigi press office shows Italys Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addressing Parliament in Rome during the countrys lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by... |
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Denmark blasts US insult of military buildup in Greenland US Air Force 1st Lt. Ariel Torgerson, left, issues the oath of enlistment to Staff Sgt. Eric Jennings in view of Mount Dundas in Greenland. (Via USAF)
Danish politicians have decried the United States offer to provide financial aid to Greenland - the autonomous Danish territory - in an effort to boost... |
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Big questions surround EUs COVID-19 rescue plans EU leaders endorse a 540-billion-euro rescue package in response to the economic slump brought about by the coronavirus crisis. However, deep divisions remain surrounding an additional fund worth one trillion euro that will be worked on during the next fortnight.
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Trump suggests injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus US President Donald Trump reacts during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump has hinted that "disinfectant" can be used to cure people infected with... |
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EU agrees massive aid package of immediate support for member states European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference - Copyright AP
The European Union has agreed an aid package of more than half a trillion euros to provide immediate support for member states, whose economies have been ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Pompeo says US may never restore WHO funds; Democrats insist it must US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (AFP photo)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a fundamental reform of the World Health Organization was needed following its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and that the United States, the WHOs biggest donor, may never restore funding to the U.N. body.
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Scientific, technological advances Iranians legitimate right: Foreign Ministry Iranian military satellite Nour-1 (Light-1) is launched onboard the Qased (Messenger) carrier from an undisclosed location in Dasht-e Kavir, central Iran, on April 22, 2020. (Photo by Fars news agency)
A top Iranian official says the Iranian people are legitimately entitled to make scientific and technological... |
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US congressman tells Iran to get its act together or prepare to meet Soleimani US Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz
US Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz has told Iran to "get its act together" or prepare to "meet General [Qassem] Soleimani," referring to the late Iranian commander who was martyred by the US military during a diplomatic mission in Iraq in January.
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EU warns COVID-19 drug pushed by Trump could kill patients A picture taken on November 15, 2019 shows an inscription at the entrance of the new building of the headquarters of European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam. (AFP photo)
The European Union has warned that a family of anti-malarial drugs that is constantly being touted as an effective cure for the... |
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UK experts recommend medical grade masks for health workers only A couple wear facemasks as they walk near the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London on April 21, 2020, during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The British parliament returns on Tuesday from an extended Easter break, allowing lawmakers to scrutinise... |
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Coronavirus sparks intolerance towards minority Muslims in India As the whole world is in a state of crises and the deadly coronavirus continues to claim lives, in this part of the world many see it an opportunity to demonize a particular community while accusing them of spreading the disease. The pandemic in India is causing an increase in incidents of discrimination... |
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Russia dismisses as baseless US claims on IRGC satellite launch Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Russia has dismissed as "baseless" claims by the United States that the recent launch of Irans first-ever military satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear... |
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Libyas UN-recognized GNA forces launch offensive against Haftars militia south of Tripoli The file photo shows forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) at the entrance gate leading to Tripolis old airport.
Libyas UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) says its forces have launched an offensive against rebel militia loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar in... |
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Russia excoriates US, allies over rejection of anti-sanction resolution at UN A woman wearing a protective mask sits on a chair by closed shops in a deserted street in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, in Syrias northeastern Hasakah Province, on March 23, 2020, amid measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
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Iran Naval forces have orders to target US vessels if harassed: IRGC chief cmdr. The chief commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Hossein Salami
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has downplayed a recent US anti-Iran rhetoric, warning that the Islamic Republic will target American vessels if they were to threaten the safety... |
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Iran says wont give in to intimidation after US threat of naval action Two Iranian vessels maneuver near US military ships in the Persian Gulf April 15, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Tehrans mission to the United Nations repeats the countrys firm resolve to protect its sovereignty against any act of aggression, saying the Islamic Republic will not capitulate to intimidation,... |
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US tracks Irans Nour satellite as it enters into orbit Iranian military satellite Nour-1 is seen before launch from the Qassed launcher in Dasht-e Kavir, central Iran, on April 22, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)
The United States says it has tracked Irans successful launch and the entry into orbit of its first military satellite.
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US oil giant to leave Venezuela on Trump order The file photo shows the logo of Chevron at the companys office in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 25, 2018. (By Reuters)
Venezuela is facing a commercial dilemma as Chevron, one of the USs largest oil corporations, halts its production in the South American country following an order by President Donald... |
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Iran, Turkey stress preserving bilateral trade ties under coronavirus pandemic guidelines Turkeys President Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with Irans President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi, Russia, November 22, 2017. (Handout photo via Reuters)
Iran and Turkey have called for maintaining bilateral trade relations while sticking to the health guidelines issued to rein in a new coronavirus pandemic,... |
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Iran stresses its sovereignty as redline regardless of who occupies Oval Office US President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, April 22, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has once again made an anti-Iran threat, saying US Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats "out of the water" in the Persian... |
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Irans defense minister blasts aggressive US presence in Persian Gulf Image released by the US Navy on April 15, 2020, allegedly shows Iranian vessels encircling a US military ship in the Persian Gulf.
Irans defense minister has dismissed US reports of harassment by Iranian vessels as "baseless" and said the "illegal and aggressive" American presence in the Persian Gulf... |
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In South Africa, police officers detained for flouting lockdown orders Members of the South African Police patrol the street during clashes with residents (not visible) of Tafelsig, an impoverished suburb in Mitchells Plain, near Cape Town, on April 14, 2020, after some people in the community did not receive food parcels which were being handed out as part of the support... |
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Trump says ordered Navy to destroy Iranian boats if they harass US ships US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump is stepping up his anti-Iran threats by claiming that he has instructed the US... |
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Spain arrests one of Europes most-wanted Daesh terrorists A man with his head covered with a towel is led out of a building in Almeria, Spain, April 21, 2020, in this image grab from a video. (Photo by Reuters)
Spain says its police forces have arrested one of Europes most wanted fugitive Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the southern town of Almeria.
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