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Iraq serious about US troops pullout, negotiations will start next June: Spokesman US army soldiers, part of the US-led coalition purportedly formed to fight the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, walk around at the K1 Air Base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout on March 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
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Trump expanding war on WHO far beyond aid freeze as he seeks COVID-19 scapegoat: Report Demonstrators gather outside of the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida on April 25, 2020 to call for reopening Florida amid the coronavirus, Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by AFP)
The Trump administration is aggressively attacking the World Health Organization (WHO) as the US president seeks to deflect criticism... |
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Iran FM, UN chief urge humanitarian aid for Yemen amid COVID-19 pandemic Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres
Irans top diplomat and the UN chief have urged the necessity of ensuring security of Yemeni borders and ports in order to facilitate dispatch of humanitarian aid to the war-stricken Yemeni people... |
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Bank attacked with explosive in Lebanon amid economic crisis Lebanese security forces stand guard outside the entrance of a Fransabank branch in Lebanon. (Photo by AFP)
An explosive device has been lobbed at a private bank in Lebanon in the latest attack on financial institutions in a country facing its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Saudi TVs lionizing of Jewish woman in Ramadan angers Arabs A poster for a new series produced by the Saudi-owned Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC)
A new series aired on the Saudi-owned MBC channel about the life of Jews in the Persian Gulf during the 1940s has generated controversy in the Arab world, with critics regarding the drama as an invitation to... |
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Car protesters in US demand economic relief for needy amid pandemic This photo, grabbed from footage, shows activists in Washington, DC, in their cars demanding that the government support people suffering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A group of activists took to the streets of Washington, DC, in their cars on Saturday to demand that the government... |
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Coronavirus: Minks test positive for COVID-19 at two Dutch farms Two Dutch mink farms have reported cases of COVID-19 among their animals, the countrys Ministry of Agriculture confirmed on Sunday.
Minks at the two farms located within 15km of each other in southern Netherlands "showed various symptoms including respiratory problems," the ministry said in a statement.
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Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse? Half a year after the presidential elections in Afghanistan, the government is yet to be formed in the country.
The two main rivals of the election, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, still pose as challenges to each other. Abdullahs election team, calling itself "Team Stability and Unity" has rejected... |
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Three Bin Salmans Weak Spots Amid Coronavirus Pandemic The idealist and ever-controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman just against the expectations appears to have ahead difficult times in the governance as he enters the third year of serving in the post. Since his assumption of the post in June 2017, he seemed to have many obstacles... |
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Whats Behind Trump Threat To Attack Iranian Naval Boats? In the latest controversial move, the US President Donald Trump said he authorized navy attacks on the Iranian naval forces in the Persian Gulf.
"I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea," Trump said in a Twitter... |
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Afghanistan: COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Reach 1,531 The confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 1,531 on Sunday despite a lesser number of samples being tested by the government.
Information shared with media by the Ministry of Public Health indicated that 242 samples were tested from 15 provinces in the last 24 hours and 68 were positive.
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North Korean leaders train seen at resort town amid speculation about death A special train possibly belonging to North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un is seen in a satellite image of Wonsan. (Image via Reuters)
Satellite images released by a US think tank have shown a special train probably belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un parked at a coastal resort town in the east... |
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Israelis protest Netanyahus coalition deal amid corruption probe People protest in Tel Aviv on April 19, 2020.
Thousands of Israelis have denounced as maneuvering a power-sharing deal that leaves prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power even as he prepares to go on trial for criminal charges.
About 2,000 demonstrators took to Tel Avivs Rabin square Saturday to... |
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Pandemic grows, most Muslim states usher in Ramadan under lockdown Muslims maintain safe distance as they attend a Friday prayer at Mahabat Khan Mosque, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Peshawar, Pakistan April 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Global coronavirus cases are expected to hit 3 million in a few days, and the death toll from COVID-19 has... |
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NYC sees spike in disinfectant exposure cases after Trumps comments In this file photo taken on March 16, 2020, an attendee holds a container of Lysol disinfecting wipes during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall by Mayor London Breed. (AFP photo)
There has been a spike in cases of disinfectant exposure in New York City hours after President Donald Trump suggested... |
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7 Afghan Forces Killed in Taliban Attack in Logar: Tribal Elders At least seven Afghan forces were killed in a Taliban attack in Logar province on Saturday night, tribal elders said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Barak-e-Barak district of Logar province on Saturday night as Taliban attacked a security forces checkpoint, said Rahimuddin Amin, former governor... |
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Khalilzad Urges Taliban to Agree to Ceasefire The US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in a tweet on Sunday urged the Taliban to call a humanitarian ceasefire during Ramadan month.
"...Ramadan offers the Taliban an opportunity to embrace a humanitarian ceasefire to reduce violence and suspend offensive military operations until the health crisis is... |
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Boris Johnson to return to work as UK virus deaths pass 20,000 In this file photo taken on April 12, 2020, a handout image released by 10 Downing Street shows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AFP photo)
Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports Sunday just hours after it was announced... |
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Hundreds of Venezuelan refugees stranded on Colombia border Officials from the Departmental Health Institute (IDS) check the temperature of a group of Venezuelan refugees arriving at the Simon Bolivar border bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, after traveling on buses designated by Colombian Migration office for their return to their country, in Cucuta, Colombia,... |
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UAE-backed separatists break with Saudi-sponsored militants, declare self-rule in southern Yemen Yemens former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (center) is seen with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) and Abu Dhabis Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed before signing a power sharing deal in Riyadh. Nov 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
UAE-backed separatists have broken with once-allied Saudi-sponsored... |
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EU calls for Ramadan truce in Libya Libyan government forces gather at a position near the town of Garabulli, some 70 kilometers east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as they engage in battles with rebel forces, on April 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Major European Union (EU) countries have called for a humanitarian truce in Libya during the... |
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US Army announces upcoming deployments to Mid-East, Europe US Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, alongside 9th Iraqi Army Division members, conduct reconnaissance for a new patrol base site near Mosul, Iraq, March 30, 2017. (File photo)
The US Army just announced upcoming deployments for seven units to Europe,... |
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Satellite images reveal huge amounts of methane leaking from US oil fields Screenshot from the satellite images of the US Permian oil fields provided by the Environmental Defense Fund (Retrieved from CBS News)
The largest oil-producing area in the US is spewing more than twice the amount of methane emissions than previously thought, satellite images reveal.
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Deutsche Bank refuses to give US MPs info on recent Trump dealings German-based Deutsche Bank refuses to provide information to US senators about its recent financial dealings with American President Donald Trump. (Photo by AFP)
The Germany-based Deutsche Bank has reportedly rejected a request by prominent American senators to provide information regarding recent business... |
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US Navy faces another major COVID-19 outbreak aboard warship in Pacific File photo of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd in the Pacific Ocean on January 27, 2020.
The US Navy is reportedly fighting a new coronavirus outbreak on yet another one of its warships as 33 American sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Kidd have tested positive... |
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Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters demand reopening of businesses in Sao Paulo Supporters of Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday forming a motorcade in protest against the current anti-coronavirus safety measures put in place by Sao Paulos Governor Joao Doria.
Footage shows the motorcade making its way through the streets demanding... |
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Aston Villa players defer 25% of salaries for four months Aston Villas players, coaching staff and senior management have decided to defer 25% of their wages for four months to help the club during the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aston Villa released a statement saying that with the contribution from the players and coaches the club... |
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In four US state prisons, some 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms When the first cases of the new coronavirus surfaced in Ohios prisons, the director in charge felt like she was fighting a ghost.
"We werent always able to pinpoint where all the cases were coming from," said Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.... |
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Bill Gates: Coronavirus to cause pain for years to come US billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
US billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will cause pain "for years to come."
"The covid-19 pandemic - the first modern pandemic - will define this era," he wrote. "No one who lives through Pandemic... |
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Americans too scared to go to work risk losing unemployment aid, experts say An ambulance is seen in the foreground of the Atlanta skyline days before the phased reopening of businesses and restaurants from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. April 22, 2020. (Reuters photo)
US workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried... |
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