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Pompeo in Israel to talk annexation as Palestinian rage boils over US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in the Israeli-occupied territories for official visit, May 13, 2020, in this photo taken from his Twitter page.
The US secretary of state is in the Israeli-occupied territories to discuss Tel Avivs plan to annex Palestinian land under a controversial plan... |
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Russia suspends use of ventilators implicated in hospital fires Emergency specialists work on the site of a fire that killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit, at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russia has suspended the use of Russian-made medical ventilators of a certain model manufactured after April... |
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England tiptoes out of full lockdown as economy plunges Commuters, some wearing masks, are seen on a London underground train, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. (Reuters photo)
England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home... |
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259 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Afghanistan The Afghan Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday that 259 new coronavirus cases were reported in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 5,226.
In the past 24 hours, 259 out of 619 tests came back positive, according to the Health Ministry.
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Kabul Hospital Attack Death Toll Rises to 24 The death toll of the attack on a maternity ward in the west of Kabul on Tuesday has risen to 24, according to the Ministry of Public Health, which said that 16 others were wounded in the attack that ended after more than five hours of fighting on Tuesday.
Three attackers stormed the hospital that... |
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England tiptoes out of full lockdown as economy plunges Commuters, some wearing masks, are seen on a London underground train, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. (Reuters photo)
England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home... |
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Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian teen south of al-Khalil amid rising tensions This photo taken from social media shows Palestinians holding a funeral for a teen killed by Israeli forces south of al-Khalil (Hebron), occupied West Bank, May 13, 2020.
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenage boy south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), amid simmering tensions... |
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Republicans win House seats in California and Wisconsin People wait to vote at a voting station for the special election between Democratic state assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican businessman and ex-Navy pilot Mike Garcia to replace former Democratic Congresswoman Katie Hill in the states 25th Congressional District, in Santa Clarita, California,... |
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Madrid residents protest government management of coronavirus crisis A video grab shows a man shrouded in a Spanish flag banging a pot while protesting against the governments handling of the COVID-19 crisis, in Madrid, Spain, on May 13, 2020.
Around a hundred people, most of them residents of the Salamanca neighborhood in Madrid, took part in a pot-banging protest... |
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Worlds coronavirus caseload at 4.34mn, EU to push for opening of borders Worlds coronavirus caseload at 4.34mn, EU to push for opening of borders
Some 4,342,354 people are now diagnosed with COVID-19 around the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The respiratory illness, which is caused by a new coronavirus, has also killed over 292,893 people.
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Turkey: UAE bringing chaos to Mideast through interventions in Libya, Yemen Damage is seen following shelling at Mitiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, May 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Amid rising frictions between Ankara and Abu Dhabi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hit out at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for "bringing chaos" to the already-troubled Middle East... |
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Top public health officials, Democratic and Republican senators voice concerns over coronavirus Senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP photo)
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EU too dependent on imports amid medicines shortage In this file photo taken on April 01, 2020 a medical staff watches from a platform of the Gare dAusterlitz train station in Paris through the window of a medicalised TGV high speed trains before its departure to evacuate patients infected with the COVID-19 from Paris region hospitals to other hospitals... |
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Russia: US claim of Iran nuclear deal membership ridiculous after unilateral withdrawal Russias UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia
The United States allegation that it remains a party to the Iran nuclear deal is "ridiculous," Russia says.
Russias UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia slammed Tuesday the idea that the US could still use its membership to trigger a snapback mechanism against Tehran... |
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Yemens Ansarullah blame Riyadh for imminent Red Sea pollution This picture taken on May 14, 2019, shows a general view of Yemeni Hudaydah port, around 230 kilometers west of the capital Sanaa. (Photo by AFP)
Saudi Arabias blockade on Yemen is now risking polluting the Red Sea environment as the floating oil tanker SAFER is about to start leaking. The fuel, if... |
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Coronavirus rages through more provinces in war-ravaged Yemen Children return home after filling their jerrycans with water amid a severe shortage of water in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, on April 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The new coronavirus outbreak continues to claim more lives in Yemen as the impoverished country is already grappling with deteriorating... |
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Muslims observe night of destiny, pray for coronavirus elimination Iranians are marking Laylat al-Qadr or the Night of Destiny, the occasion when the holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet of Islam some 14 centuries ago. This year, Muslims have observed the holy occasion amid social distancing.
Voices of prayers on a special night for Muslims; its the night when... |
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UK coronavirus outbreak kills at least 20,000 in care homes: Official data An elderly non-COVID-19 patient is moved from hospital to a care home near Portsmouth, south England on May 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least 20,000 people have died in care homes in England and Wales as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters calculations based on official data.
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Taliban strongly reacts to Ghanis order to Afghan forces to revive offensive operations The Taliban group strongly reacted to Ashraf Ghanis order to Afghan forces to revive offensive operations agains the group.
Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesperson of the group, in a statement said the declaration of war by Ghani demonstrates that he (Ghani) is looking to preserve his authority under the... |
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Pompeo shares demand with Afghan govt, Taliban after deadly Kabul, Nangarhar attacks The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the Afghan government and the Taliban group to cooperate in bringing the perpetrators of Kabul and Nangarhar attacks to justice.
Condemning the attacks in strongest terms, pompeo said in a statement "In an unconscionable assault, gunmen seized one of Kabuls... |
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Really serious consequences if US reopens too quickly: Fauci Nurse Karen Hayes cleans her hands with sanitizer after tending to a patient who has covid-19 in the acute care covid unit at Harborview Medical Center on May 7, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (AFP photo)
The United States will face "really serious" consequences if the nation reopens too quickly, warns... |
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More US troops die during training than in combat operations This image taken n March 2014 shows a flag-covered casket being taken to the burial site at the Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo by AP)
A growing number of noncombat deaths among American servicemen in past years indicate a new trend in US armed forces.
"Noncombat deaths have exceeded the number... |
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Saudi activists decry state for forcing nation under poverty line Saudi volunteers wearing protective face masks and gloves prepare boxes of Iftar meals provided by a charity organization following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi activists share footage... |
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UK adopts strong security approach to coronavirus crisis management Benefiting from a strong security and diplomatic background Tom Hurd is expected to be become the next Chief of MI6
In a dramatic sign that the UK is determined to add a strong security dimension to the management of its coronovirus crisis, a new joint bio-security center is to be established by a senior... |
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42,000 flee violence in north Nigeria, south Niger: UN People internally displaced by violence try to climb a truck, protesting food shortages and an alleged diversion of aid supplies meant for them, at a camp in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on June 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations (UN) says around 42,000 people have fled violence committed... |
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Racism is ingrained in US law enforcement: Analyst An autopsy report released on Monday night shows Arbery was shot three times, including twice in the chest.
Racism is ingrained in American culture and law enforcement as well as a national fascination with guns, according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist.
Hoenig, a former... |
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French govt. management of PPE has left elderly exposed to coronavirus: Report This file photograph, taken on April 8, 2020, shows a 92-year-old French woman wearing a makeshift face mask while posing in her home, in Montigny-Le-Chartif, western France. (By AFP)
The French governments intervention to exclusively manage the distribution of personal protection equipment (PPE) amid... |
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Lebanon govt. decides to shut down for 4 days, fearing second virus wave A mask-clad man stands outside a closed coffee shop in Beiruts Hamra Street on May 7, 2020, as Lebanon gradually eases its lockdown measures against the spread of novel coronavirus. (Photo by AFP)
Lebanons government has ordered full shutdown of the Arab country for four days amid an increase in new... |
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Iran exports to Eurasian countries surge by nearly 70%: Official File photo by Sputnik News shows flags of countries member to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) besides the unions flag.
Iran has seen its exports to countries member to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) surge by nearly 70 percent since a preferential trade agreement was signed between the two sides... |
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Pakistani nurses boycott work, stage protest for better working conditions In this handout photograph released by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab and taken on April 24, 2020, doctors wearing facemasks sit in during a hunger strike protest at the Punjab Health Secretary in Lahore. (Photo by AFP)
Dozens of members of the Sindh Young Nurses Association (SYNA) boycotted... |
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