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UEFA to discuss fate of leagues in upcoming meeting A picture taken on March 17, 2020 shows the Euro 2020 logo behind a fence at the headquarters of UEFA, in Nyon, Switzerland. (By AFP)
UEFA will discuss the fate of this seasons Champions League and club competitions that have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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US sailors will die unless virus-hit aircraft carrier evacuated: Captain The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (File photo)
American sailors aboard a US aircraft carrier will die unless the coronaviru-hit vessel is evacuated, the ships captain warns.
Captain Brett Crozier, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt with 5,000 people onboard,... |
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US border wall construction continues despite covid-19 The United States-Mexico border wall is seen past cactuses in Organ Pipe National Park south of Ajo, Arizona, on February 13, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US border wall construction continues in the state of Arizona despite the spread of coronavirus in the country.
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Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Homs: SANA In this file photo released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 24, 2020, Syrian air defenses intercept an Israeli missile over the Syrian capital of Damascus.
The Syrian army says the countrys air defenses in the central province of Homs have intercepted a number of missiles... |
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Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks in coronavirus fight US President Donald Trump speaks as reporters raise questions during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on March 31, 2020, in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump warned Americans they would have a very tough two weeks coming in the... |
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196 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Afghanistan According to the Ministry of Public Health, the number on Wednesday of COVID-19 cases in the country is 196.
The ministry said that in the past 24 hours, 22 new positive cases have been confirmed, with 12 in Herat, six in Kabul, one in Ghazni, one in Baghlan and one in Paktika province.
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Concerns raised about creeping authoritarianism amid coronavirus crisis A former Justice of the Supreme Court Lord Sumption has raised questions about the potential political ramifications of the governments draconian measures
As the British public creaks under draconian lockdown measures there are growing protests at the polices heavy-handed tactics in enforcing quarantine... |
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Twitter suspends Iran Leaders accounts Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
With no prior notice, Twitter blocked the accounts used by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei before reinstating only two of the channels of communication.
The American company simultaneously blocked the accounts... |
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Seoul regrets US move to furlough Koreans after military deal failure South Korean marines march during a military exercise as part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the US, in Pohang, South Korea, on April 5, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
South Korea has expressed regret over a decision by the United States to place thousands... |
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Millions of stateless people could be denied healthcare in virus outbreak, activists warn Rohingya refugees, without wearing masks or any other safety gear as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 disease, wait in a relief distribution point at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Human rights campaigners have warned that millions of "invisible"... |
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US coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China People wearing masks walk past Elmhurst Hospital in the Borough of Queens on March 31, 2020 in New York. (AFP photo)
US coronavirus-related deaths reached 3,393 on Tuesday, exceeding the total number of deaths reported in China and reaching the third highest in the world behind Italy and Spain, according... |
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Details spill to media of US framework for Venezuela Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a press conference with members of the foreign media at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 14, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A plan that the United States is to unveil for Venezuela envisages the removal of sanctions on the Latin American... |
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World Athletics Championships moving to 2022 The World Athletics has declared the 2021 World Athletics Championships has been postponed until the summer of 2022.
The Athletics global governing body said on Monday the 2021 World Athletics Championships, which were due to take place in Oregon on August the 6th to the 15th, will now be shifted... |
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Presidente Abdullah Abdullah endorses intra-Afghan dialogue negotiating team Presidente Abdullah Abdullah endorsed Tuesday the delegation for intra-Afghan peace dialogue announced by Ashraf Ghani aimed to negotiate with the Taliban representatives, noting that the team represents the countrys national interests.
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Syria UN envoy calls for lifting of sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak Syrias Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari attends a UN Security Council session on the situation in Syria via video from his office in New York, the United States, on March 30, 2020. (Photo by SANA)
Syrias Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has called upon the international... |
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US sanctions aim to destabilize Iran: Analyst US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 20, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
US sanctions aim to destabilize the Iranian government and destroy the nation, according to Canadian... |
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Blast near joint border halts Irans gas exports to Turkey Iran exports gas to Turkey via a 2,577 km (1,601 miles) pipeline running from Tabriz to Ankara.
Irans natural gas exports to Turkey have stopped following an explosion on a pipeline near their joint border, an official at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 and Romanias healthcare brain drain could be perfect storm Romania Government Virus Outbreak - Copyright George Calin/AP Photos
Countries across Eastern Europe have so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, but many believe it is only a matter of time before the number of cases, and the number of fatalities, rises drastically in the region.
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Tropical Trump snubbed by Facebook, Instagram, attacked by Brazilian opposition Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro, with a lowered mask, touches his face during a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 20, 2020. (By AFP)
In extraordinary moves, social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have removed videos posted by Brazils... |
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Red tape cripples Americas coronavirus response: US media People are tested for the coronavirus at a drive-through clinic in Denver, Colorado. In some places, there arent enough tests available, March 12, 2020. Chet Strange for The New York Times
Red tape, together with insufficient medical supplies has caused the United States to fall behind on coronavirus... |
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Huge forest fire kills 19 in China Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang, in Chinas southwestern Sichuan Province, early on March 31, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide died while fighting a huge forest fire in southwestern China, the local government said Tuesday.
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Coronavirus: Spain announces new record with over 9,000 new infections and 849 deaths in 24 hours A member of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) sprays a crucifix as they carry out a general disinfection at the Sant Antoni care facility in Barcelona on March 27, 2020. - Copyright JOSEP LAGO/AFP OR LICENSORS
Spain has announced another sombre record in the number of people killed by the coronavirus.... |
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Europe sends medical aid to Iran in first INSTEX transaction: Germany An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with the Covid-19 virus at a hospital in Tehran. (Photo by AFP)
Germany says the three European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal have registered the first transaction under a trade system set up last year to protect companies doing business with Iran from... |
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Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Afghanistan: 174 Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, on Tuesday confirmed that the number of positive cases in the country has risen to 174.
From 60 tests, four of them were positive-- two from Kandahar, one from Daikundi and one from Nimruz province--according to Mayar.
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Daesh terrorists riot, escape from SDF-run prison in northeast Syria Suspected members of the Daesh Takfiri militant group wait to be searched by members of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces, after leaving the terrorist outfits last holdout, in Baghouz, in Syrias Dayr al-Zawr province on February 22, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
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Palestinians mark Land Day amid concerns over COVID-19 pandemic Palestinians burn a replica of an Israeli flag during an event marking Land Day near the Israel-Gaza border as mass rallies planned to commemorate the event were cancelled amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), east of Gaza City on March 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
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Eight US Senators urge Trump to help Palestinians amid coronavirus pandemic Palestinian workers manufacture protective coverall suits and masks at a workshop in Gaza City on March 30, 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by AFP)
Eight US senators have urged the administration of President Donald Trump to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians to help them fight the spread... |
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Cummings suspected infection is latest blow to the government Notorious for his bruising encounters with the media, Cummings is reportedly in quarantine
In the latest blow to the government it has been reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons chief strategist, Dominic Cummings, is showing symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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The US weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers await daily job opportunities for Los Angeles and Long Beach ports on March 11, 2020 in Wilmington, California. (Getty Images)
Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather... |
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US scientists refute Wuhan as origin of novel coronavirus Staff members move barriers in front of a railway station of Wuhan on the first day of inbound train services resumed following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan of Hubei province, the epicentre of Chinas coronavirus outbreak, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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