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Boko Haram militants kill at least 92 Chadian soldiers Chadian soldiers with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) gesture while patrolling in Monguno, Nigeria, on December 15, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Takfiri Boko Haram militants from Nigeria have killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in an attack on an army base on the border with Chad.
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7.5-magnitude quake hits off Russias Kuril Islands The file photo shows an island, part of the Kuril archipelago under Russian control, as seen from the Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck in Rausu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. (By AFP)
A 7.5-magnitude quake hit off Russias Kuril Islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there... |
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US COVID-19 cases surge tenfold in a week to 50,000 Streets in Detroit, Michigan are seen nearly empty on March, 24, 2020. (AFP photo)
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US has surged tenfold in a week to over 50,000, but the number of actual cases in the country is likely significantly higher, officials have acknowledged.
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COVID-19 death toll continues to surge in Europe A Serbian military personal wearing a protective mask walks amongst beds set up inside a hall at the Belgrade Fair to accommodate people suffering from mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on March 24, 2020. More than 200,000 coronavirus cases have been declared in Europe, according to... |
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Amid worsening pandemic, Trump pushes to re-open US for business by Easter Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci (R) listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 24, 2020, in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump pressed his case on Tuesday... |
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Urban Pakistan under lockdown after 900 tests positive for Covid-19 Shopkeepers wearing facemask sit in front of closed shops of a market area in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2020, after Punjab Province government announced the closing of shops and markets amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (AFP photo)
There is a sudden surge of coronavirus... |
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We are the epicenter: NY Mayor says cases near 15,000 in city Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus (COVID-19) in set-up tents to triage possible COVID-19 patients outside before they enter the main Emergency department area at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx on March 24, 2020 in New York City. (AFP photo)
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1/3 of world goes under lockdown as India orders its population to stay home © AFP photo
New Delhi and Mumbai residents queue up outside stores to buy essentials, minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the countrys 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Worldwide cases top 420,000 as more nations impose lockdowns Europe and the U.S. saw coronavirus deaths and infections surge on Wednesday with a total of 420,000 cases worldwide and over 18,900 fatalities.
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center estimated the total numbers as well as revealing that well over 100,000 people are said to have recovered.
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Gunman attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 25 At least 25 civilians were killed and eight others wounded as a gunman attacked a Gurudwara, a worship place of Sikh, in Kabul, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said.
The armed man gunned down the guard of the temple in the Shor Bazar area in PD^2 of the city and entered the building at around 7:45 a.m.... |
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Sanctions on Iran, others facing coronavirus must be urgently re-evaluated: UN The file photo shows United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attending a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The United Nations rights chief says any sanctions imposed on Iran, among other... |
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Iran used home-made Fath 14 radar system to intercept intruding F-18, media speculate Iran unveils Fath 14 long-range radar system on October 18, 2015 during the Iranian Armys massive drill.
Footage has been released of how the Iranian Armys air defenses locked in on an intruding F-18 fighter jet approaching the countrys southern waters and decisively warned it off, prompting military... |
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Iranian firm supplying much needed test kits amid coronavirus surge An Iranian company starts supplying 10,000 coronavirus test kits to the labs across the country.
An Iranian pharmaceutical company has started supplying coronavirus test kits amid a reported shortage for the much-needed diagnostics for a pathogen that has set off a global pandemic.
Vahid Yunessi, the... |
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Senior SNP figures call for investigation into integrity of Alex Salmond trial Alex Neil (L) has come out in strong support of Alex Salmond
The political fallout from Alex Salmonds trial has begun to unfold barely a day after he was acquitted of all thirteen sexual assault charges.
Salmond, who was Scotlands First Minister from 2007 to 2014, is a towering figure in the Scottish... |
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32 New Cases of COVID-10 in Afghanistan, Total 74 The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday announced 32 new cases of the coronavirus in Herat, putting the total cases to 74 in Afghanistan.
The new cases were reported hours after the Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz in a press conference on Tuesday cited estimates saying that half... |
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Arab League demands of Palestinian inmates amidst coronavirus outbreak This file picture shows Palestinian prisoners at Shikma Prison in Ashkelon, the Israeli-occupied lands. (Photo by the Palestinian Information Center)
The Arab League has called on international human rights organizations and other relevant bodies to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli... |
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Coronavirus crisis in UK is more about social and security challenges than public health As the crisis deepens the British army is expected to deploy on the streets of London and other major cities
As the UK sinks deeper into crisis over the coronavirus pandemic, there are growing fears of a breakdown in law and order and broader acute security challenges.
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Police clear citizenship law protest site in Indian capital, citing virus lockdown Police detain a youth as he argues with them after they cleared the site of a long-running protest against a new citizenship law, following a lockdown by Delhi state government to limit the spreading of the new coronavirus, in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, India, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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US could become next coronavirus epicenter, WHO says A nearly empty East 42nd Street is seen in midtown Manhattan as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in New York City, March 23, 2020. (Reuters photo)
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic,... |
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Teen graffiti artist paints COVID-19 inspired mural on Athens building Sixteen-year-old Greek graffiti artist paints a mural inspired by COVID-19 on the roof of his apartment block in Athens.
The piece features an image of the virus pathogen and a message to stay home.
He has been making street art since 2011 and spends all of his allowance on supplies.
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Virus triggers unprecedented collapse in EU, US economies Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted on March 9, 2020, as US stocks joined a global rout. (Photo by AFP)
Indicators released on Tuesday showed "an unprecedented collapse" in business from Australia and Japan to Western Europe and the United States.
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Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021 over coronavirus pandemic Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne on March 24, 2020 amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by AFP)
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe,... |
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Coronavirus cases in Italy probably ten times greater than announced A relative of a deceased person (L) and a priest look on as a coffin is brought inside the closed cemetery of Bolgare, Lombardy, during a funeral ceremony on March 23, 2020 during the COVID-19 new coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / Piero CRUCIATTI
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Iran screens 41 million for coronavirus symptoms Iranian medics treat a patient infected with the COVID-19 virus at a hospital. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)
Iran says it has screened more than 41 million people for the new coronavirus symptoms as part of the measures that Tehran is taking to rein in the spread of a new coronavirus across the country.
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US states desperate for coronavirus help as Trump eyes restriction ease President Donald Trump said he wants to lift severe social restrictions keeping people in their homes to reduce the spread of COVID-19, March 23, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
A chorus of support to urge Americans to stay indoors is gathering more calls, with several more US governors ordering millions... |
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Pakistan, China urge removal of US sanctions amid Irans fight to defeat epidemic Iranian medics are seen at the special ward for corona-infected patients of Hajar Hospital in the capital, Tehran. (Photo by IRNA)
Pakistan and China have renewed their calls for the lifting of the United States sanctions to help Iran access and utilize its resources in the fight against the coronavirus... |
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16M Might Become Infected: Afghan Health Ministry The Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz in a press conference on Tuesday cited estimates saying that half of the countrys population may become infected with COVID-19.
Feroz said that based on these predictions, more than one hundred thousand Afghan citizens are likely to die of the virus.
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Pompeos Visit Was Lost Opportunity: President Abdullah Afghan President Abdullah Abdullah, in a statement on Tuesday regarding US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos trip to Afghanistan, said "the trip provided an opportunity to resolve the current crisis, but unfortunately it was not taken advantage of."
President Abdullah said he appreciates the US cooperation... |
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US Cuts $1B Aid to Afghanistan Over Peace Delays US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday traveled to Kabul to meet with Ashraf Ghani and Afghan President Abdullah Abdullah and also to Doha, where he met with the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar, saying the trip was intended to "try and drive the peace process to success."
However, a statement... |
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Concerns Rise in Herat over Coronavirus Outbreak Herat residents say they are concerned about the increase in the positive cases of the coronavirus in the province, especially as there is only one 150-bed center for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Herat has the highest number of COVID-19 cases, and there has been one death in the province that... |
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