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US military says coronavirus likely occurred naturally A passenger wearing a face mask walks past a Wuhan city health QR code, to be scanned before entering Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, China. (AFP photo)
The US military says that the coronavirus may have occurred naturally, casting doubt on claims that it originated in China.
Army General Mark Milley, the... |
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Pakistan extends lockdown for two more weeks Policemen stop commuters at a sealed area, after some people tested positive for coronavirus, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Karachi on April 14, 2020.
Pakistan has extended its Covid-19 lockdown for another two weeks. However,... |
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Three COVID-19 vaccines approved for clinical trials: China Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
China has so far approved three vaccines of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for clinical trials, said an official on Tuesday in Beijing.
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In hard-hit Florida, jobless workers struggle to get state aid With cruise ships idled and airplanes almost empty, Florida travel adviser Nick Pena, 44, has been out of work for nearly a month, spending his days trying to secure jobless benefits from a state that has been unable to provide them.
Thrown out of work by a coronavirus pandemic that has killed at... |
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Trump spoiling for a fight over economy reopening amid pandemic: Cuomo New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference to discuss the first positive case of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in New York State on March 2, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by AFP)
The New York governor has lashed out at Donald Trump for insistence on the reopening of US economy and... |
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Covid-19 threatening a chronic emergency in Europes refugee camps Members of NGO "Team Humanity" shares handmade protective face masks to migrants and refugees in the camp of Moria in the island of Lesbos on March 28, 2020 as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, rights groups... |
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Trump halts WHO funding as world scrambles to contain coronavirus pandemic US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has halted funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) as the new coronavirus... |
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Obama endorses Biden to run against Trump in 2020 election In this AFP file photo taken on December 13, 2016, US Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks, watched by US President Barack Obama, during the signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act in the South Court Auditorium, next to the White House in Washington, DC.
Former US President Barrack Obama has... |
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70 New COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Afghanistan, Total 784 The Health Ministry on Tuesday said that 70 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 784.
The 70 new cases were registered in Kabul (31), Herat (22), Kandahar (3), Ghazni (3), Wardak (2), Kunar (2), Nangarhar (2), Faryab (1), Uruzgan (1), Nimruz... |
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IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Great Depression The International Monetary Fund headquarters building is seen ahead of the IMF-World Bank spring meetings in Washington, the United States, on April 8. (Photo by Reuters)
Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s,... |
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Fauci urges caution on coronavirus antibody tests The US governments top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci
The US governments top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci is cautioning that more research needs to be done before effective novel coronavirus antibody tests can be used.
In an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday,... |
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Sinn Fin leader recovers from severe case of COVID-19 Mary Lou McDonald has emerged as the most charismatic politician and leader in the Republic of Ireland
The coronavirus outbreak in the Republic of Ireland has had a personal impact on the countrys political leadership, as evidenced by the infection of Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald.
McDonald,... |
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Disturbing photos show bodies piled up in Detroit hospital White body bags stacked on the floor and what look like large, open, metal and wood-planked bookshelves in a long closet, along with several blue string sacks tossed on them holding the personal effects of the deceased.
Emergency room staff members at a hospital in the US city of Detroit have shared... |
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Ansarullah reports rise in Saudi-led aggression after truce claim File photo shows the aftermath of an attack against a funeral hall building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on October 8, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Yemens Houthi Ansarullah movement says the invading Saudi Arabia-led coalition has even ramped up its acts of aggression against the impoverished country after... |
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US expresses interest in discussing arms control, Russia ready to go ahead Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is seen after a joint news conference with his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto (not pictured), in the House of the Estates in Helsinki, Finland, on March 3, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States has expressed... |
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Iran coronavirus fatalities drop to double figures for first time in month Iranian medical staff works on the production of COVID-19 test kits at a medical center in Karaj, in northern Alborz Province, on April 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki says the number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic has dropped to double figures for the... |
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Trump has little power to restart US economy US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 13, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the US economy, which... |
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Hezbollah totally ready to confront Israeli military aggression at any time: Top official Hezbollahs Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem (Photo by Reuters)
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Lebanese resistance movement is fully prepared for confrontation in case the Israeli regime opts to launch any act of aggression against the Arab country.
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India extends worlds largest virus lockdown to May 3 Police personnel stand guard as they close a street near the location of the residence of Sikh spiritual singer Nirmal Singh Khalsa, who died of the coronavirus after being tested positive, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Amritsar... |
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Saudi Arabia blocks Turkish state media outlets Saudi Arabia has blocked access to the online platforms of two Turkish state media outlets, as tensions continue to simmer between Riyadh and Ankara more than two years after the Saudi state-sponsored murder of a journalist in Turkey.
Saudi authorities reportedly blocked the websites of Turkish Anadolu... |
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Irans Army to unveil new achievements to help fight off coronavirus: Commander Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami (3rd-R) visits a factory producing face masks. (Photo by Fars)
A senior Iranian military commander says the Armys Ground Forces are set to unveil five new healthcare-related achievements that will help with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and prevent... |
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Indian migrant workers living in squalid conditions in UAE susceptible to coronavirus infection In this file photo, Indian construction workers are seen at a site in Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates.
The chief minister of Indias Kerala State has voiced alarm at the risks facing migrant workers from the region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing reports of... |
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North Korea test-fires multiple cruise missiles: South This undated picture, released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 12, 2020, shows a fighter jet performing a demonstration during an inspection of a pursuit assault plane group by the countrys leader in the western area of North Korea. (Via AFP)
South Korea says the... |
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Trump blasted for airing propaganda video at coronavirus briefing US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence watch a video during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus at the White House on April 13, 2020. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump shocked reporters at the White House by broadcasting a video with misleading information at his daily coronavirus... |
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Israeli political impasse: Gantz-Netanyahu miss coalition govt. deadline Head of Israels Blue and White Party Benny Gantz (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a ceremony in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, November 10, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has extended the mandate of centrist Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz... |
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Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says This aerial picture, taken on April 12, 2020, shows a forest fire burning at a 30-kilometer Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, not far from the site of the former nuclear power plant. (By AFP)
A huge blaze that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian... |
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UN agencies: 117 million children may miss measles shots due to COVID-19 A motorcycle driver (L) loads vaccines to be transported in further rural areas in Temba, in the province of Kongo Central, in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo, on March 3, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
More than 117 million children could miss out on immunization against measles as the COVID-19... |
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US coronavirus death toll tops 23,000, outbreak may reach peak this week Nurses and healthcare workers mourn and remember their colleagues who died from the coronavirus outbreak during a demonstration outside Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on April 10, 2020. (AFP photo)
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 23,600 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as... |
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Macron extends Frances COVID-19 lockdown until May 11 French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on multiple monitors in Paris, as he speaks from the Elysee Palace during a televised address to the nation on April 13, 2020, on the 28th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo... |
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Prisoners in Ecuador make coffins in response to COVID-19 crisis A pick-up truck carries coffins as its drives past the IESS Hospital Los Ceibos in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 13, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Given the critical lack of coffins to bury those who have died from COVID-19 in Ecuador, the countrys Ministry of Environment and Water has initiated a program that... |
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