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Trumps handling of coronavirus crisis scandalous: Analyst US President Donald Trump departs after speaking during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 17, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trumps handling of the health crisis triggered by the new... |
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France rejects US anti-China claim of COVID-19 link to Wuhan lab An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China. (AFP photo)
The French government has rejected as unfounded the recent US allegations linking a Chinese research laboratory in the city of Wuhan to the new coronavirus.
"We would like to make it clear that... |
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Venezuela slams US over vulgar central bank funds seizure Venezuelas Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza addresses the UN Human Rights Councils main annual session on February 25, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by AFP)
Venezuela has slammed the United States over the seizure of $342 million worth of assets that its central bank had held in an... |
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US coronavirus crisis takes sharp political turn as Trump slams Democratic governors US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus at the White House on April 17, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the... |
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COVID-19 crisis: 21 million Italians face economic hardship This file picture shows a worker wearing protective garments sanitises the Duomo square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in central Milan, Italy March 31, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A recent study shows some 21 million people in Italy are experiencing financial troubles as the countrys... |
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US coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases top 700,000 People wait in a line around the block for a pop-up food pantry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US, April 17, 2020. (Reuters photo)
US coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters... |
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COVID-19 Cases Reach 933 in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 27 new cases of the coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 933.
Fear is increasing over the lack of testing kits and other health supplies in various provinces including Kabul and Herat, which have the highest number of COVID-19 patients.
The... |
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Coronavirus likely to kill at least 300,000 Africans, push 29 million into extreme poverty: UNECA A health worker checks the temperature of a traveler as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on January 30, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme... |
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Iran, Qatar agree to increase energy cooperation despite pandemic Iran and Qatar have vowed to ramp up energy cooperation despite a current pandemic.
High-ranking officials from Iran and Qatar have agreed to increase energy cooperation between the two countries despite a current pandemic that has severely affected economies in the Middle East region, the official... |
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UN chief calls for protection of Palestinian prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic This file picture shows Palestinian prisoners at an Israeli detention facility in the occupied territories. (Photo via Twitter)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded the protection of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention facilities amid the novel coronavirus... |
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Fighting between Myanmar military, ethnic rebels kills 32: UN rights office This file photo, taken on August 25, 2019, shows Myanmarese soldiers walking along the Pyidaungsu highway road outside Kutkai in Shan State, Myanmar. (Photo by AFP)
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says at least 32 people, mostly women and children, have been... |
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China rejects US claim of holding secret nuclear weapon tests underground China says it shouldnt have to bother denying a report from the US State Department that suggests the Chinese government may have triggered secret nuclear blasts at an underground test site last year.
The report, which was released on Wednesday and first revealed by the Wall Street Journal, raises... |
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Bolsonaro fires Brazils popular health minister after virus clash Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro (L) attends a joint news conference with popular health minister Luiz Mandetta. (Photo by Getty Images)
Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked protests and anger by sacking his popular health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after the two clashed over Bolsonaros... |
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Coronavirus: Chinas economy shrinks by 6.8% in worst downturn since 1970s China suffered its worst economic contraction since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus, and weak consumer spending and factory activity point to a longer, harder recovery than initially expected.
The worlds second-largest economy shrank 6.8% from a year ago in the... |
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COVID-19 LIVE updates: Macron on EUs moment of truth, China revises figures upwards European and French flags are flapping at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 2018. - Copyright AP Photo/Francois Mori, File
Emmanuel Macron has warned that the EU could unravel unless it embraces financial solidarity over the coronavirus.
In an interview with the Financial Times (paywall),... |
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China revises up death toll in Wuhan by 1,290, up 50% This image taken on March 25, 2020 shows a worker spraying disinfectant at a movie theater as it prepares to reopen to the public after the shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Shenyang, China. (Photo by AFP)
The city of Wuhan in central China has revised its official death toll of the novel coronavirus... |
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Iran on brink of containing virus in most provinces: Health Minister File photo shows Irans Health Minister Saeed Namaki.
Irans Health Minister Saeed Namaki has said that Iran is on the brink of containing the COVID-19 outbreak in most of the countrys provinces.
In a written statement published on Friday, Namaki said that Iran has been able to curb the outbreak using... |
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Syrian villagers force US military convoy to return to base US forces patrol around the M4 highway between Qamishli and the city of Hasakeh in northeast Syria, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AFP Photo)
Local people in Syrian village of Abu Qasaib in northeastern province of Hasakah stopped a US military convoy on Thursday, forcing the US troops to return to their... |
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New fires rage near defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine An aerial view shows a forest fire in the 30 km (19 miles) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, April 12, 2020, in this still picture taken from video. Video taken April 12, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant... |
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Most Americans critical of Trumps handling of coronavirus pandemic: Poll US President Donald Trump arrives for the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the Rose Garden of the White House on April 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
The majority of Americans are critical of President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic and believe... |
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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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Saudi princess writes to king to plead for release from prison This file photo shows Saudi Princess Basmahbint Saud, who was reportedly kidnapped and jailed by the Saudi regime in March 2019.
A prominent Saudi princess, abducted and jailed last year, has pleaded with the king and crown prince for release, citing "deteriorating" health in an unusual public appeal... |
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US military task force prepares to secure capital amid coronavirus crisis: Report Empty Pennsylvania Avenue with the US Capitol is seen amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 15, 2020. (AFP photo)
US government officials in Washington, DC are preparing for a coronavirus epidemic in the capital similar to New York, one that could potentially cripple the government, according to US... |
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US Republicans call for WHO chief to resign World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP photo)
Republican US lawmakers have thrown their weight behind President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), insisting that unless its director general resigns Washington should not... |
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Hard-hit European countries berated over care home deaths A healthcare worker speaks on the phone next to a sign reading "Attention, COVID Zone" attached to a big tent housing a field hospital outside the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid on April 8, 2020.
Thousands of people have reportedly died in care homes across Britain, France, Italy and Spain, the... |
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US judge denies bid by Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone for new trial Roger Stone, former adviser and confidante to US President Donald Trump, leaves the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia after being sentenced February 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
A US federal judge has rejected a motion for a new trial by President Donald Trumps longtime... |
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US Open likely to be played in front of fans despite COVID-19 outbreak The United States Tennis Association is planning to stage this years US Open in front of the fans despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
The USTA said the fate of the tournament will not be decided until June, but it is "highly unlikely to be played behind closed doors."
The Tennis body has also set up... |
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PSG delivers 25,000 free meals to healthcare staff Paris Saint-Germain are providing up to 1,200 free meals a day to help feed the hospital workers in Paris, who are at the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ligue 1 champions have also offered the use of their stadium and clubs vehicles to charities and institutions, since... |
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6 Afghan Bagram Base Workers Killed in Attack At least six Afghan contractors who worked at Bagram Airfield, a key US military base in Bagram district in Parwan province, were killed after they were attacked on their way home on Thursday evening, a local official confirmed.
Wahida Shahkar, a spokesperson for the Parwan governor, said that at... |
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Afghanistan: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reach 906 The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 66 new cases of the coronavirus in the country, taking the total to 906, amid fears over the lack of testing kits and other health supplies.
The new cases were confirmed from 465 samples that were tested over the last 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry... |
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