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Pompeo in Kabul to Address Afghan Political Crisis The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul and is expected to push forward a US peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, the AP reported.
Since the signing of the deal, the peace process has become stalled both because of a standoff over the terms of a prisoner swap between... |
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UK suspends franchise agreements with private railway operators Passengers wait on the platform for a Central Line underground train at Stratford station, east London, March 23, 2020. (AFP photo)
The British government took over the railways on Monday in a bid to ensure services keep running for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak.
The transport ministry... |
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What Is a Quarantine? Heres What It Means in China. A volunteer disinfects a residental area amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province on March 16, 2020.Photograph by AFP via Getty Images
We have yet to see how many open societies accept or resist Chinese-style quarantine measures to protect their citizens from... |
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Media Expert: Trumps daily briefings exaggeration and outright lies US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 22, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trumps daily coronavirus briefings are considered so full of disinformation by media experts that they... |
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Coronavirus updates: Europes key economies at standstill, as death toll rises worldwide An emergency contingent of Cuban doctors and nurses arrive at Italys Malpensa airport after travelling from Cuba to help Italy battle the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near Milan, Italy, March 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase... |
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Saudi Arabia imposes curfew, UAE halts passenger flights as coronavirus grips Middle East A photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows empty streets in Saudi Arabias capital, Riyadh, amid drastic measures taken to contain the novel COVID-19 coronavirus disease in the desert kingdom, including full closure of shopping centers, restaurants, and public gardens as well as suspending work in the private... |
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FM Zarif: US impeding global fight against coronavirus Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall, northwest of Tehran, on March 21, 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by AFP)
Irans foreign minister has slammed the US for not heeding a global call on Washington to lift sanctions against Tehran so that the country can fight... |
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Pompeo arrives in Afghanistan in bid to help salvage US-Taliban deal US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (AFP photo)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Afghanistan on a trip that aims to save the so-called peace deal signed between the Taliban and the United States.
Pompeo, who landed in Kabul on Monday on a previously unannounced visit, will meet with Afghan... |
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Health Official: Avoid Movement and Gatherings The Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar at a press conference in Kabul on Monday said that the number of the positive cases of COVID-19 will increase in the country in the upcoming days.
Mayar again urged people in Herat to avoid movement in the city, saying: "We want the same lockdown... |
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Did America Commit War Crimes in Afghanistan? These war crime allegations cast a shadow over Afghanistans future.
by Hurst Hannum
International prosecutors tasked with looking into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan have no shortage of potential targets.
Afghan soldiers and warlords have been accused of rape, murder and kidnap almost since... |
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Coronavirus: Death roll rises as nations struggle to prevent spread of virus Canada has withdrawn from the 2020 games amid criticism that the IOC has not cancelled or postponed the event. - Copyright Jae C. Hong/Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The death toll from the coronavirus continued to rise on Monday, as the latest figures showed a total of... |
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Britain could bring in curfews and movement restrictions within days Johnson People enjoy the Spring sunshine on the seafront at Whitstable, east of London on Mothers Day, March 22, 2020. (AFP photo)
While Britains death toll from the coronavirus has reached 281, with the youngest victim aged 18 and the oldest 102, the British prime minister warned that if people continued... |
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Life returns to streets of Chinas Nanjing as coronavirus measures relaxed After enduring several weeks of lockdown and intense preventive measures, routines in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, are slowly beginning to resemble pre-coronavirus times, as seen in footage from Sunday.
As of March 21st, authorities have loosened regulations, and residents are no longer required... |
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White supremacists encouraging use of coronavirus to target nonwhite people A cleaning crew wearing protective clothing (PPE) to protect them from coronavirus prepares to enter the Life Care Center on March 12, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. (AFP photo)
White supremacists discussed using the coronavirus as a bioweapon to target "nonwhite" neighborhoods, according to US federal... |
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Canada pulls out of 2020 Olympics over corona fears as Japan mulls postponement Canada becomes the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Canada has become the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of... |
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Weinstein tests positive while serving prison sentence for sexual assault and rape In this file photo taken on February 21, 2020 Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media reported on March 22, 2020. (AFP photo)
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein,... |
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First COVID-19 cases confirmed in Gaza Strip Palestinian volunteers wearing protective clothes and masks disinfect a street as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Ashraf Shannon
The first cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the overpopulated... |
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Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies of coronavirus In this file photo taken on June 15, 2006 shows former Real Madrid FC President Lorenzo Sanz. (Photo by AFP)
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz has died at the age of 76 after contracting coronavirus.
Sanz had been admitted to a Madrid hospital on Tuesday after suffering the symptoms of the... |
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US envoy says Kabul, Taliban in first prisoner exchange talks US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (C) arrives for the swearing-in inauguration ceremony of Ashraf Ghani. (File photo)
The Afghan government and the Taliban on Sunday held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, a key step in a broader push for... |
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Voters clash in Guineas constitutional referendum despite coronavirus outbreak Protesters stand next to burning tires during a protest in Conakry on March 21, 2020, on the eve of a constitutional referendum in the country. (Photo by AFP)
Clashes broke out between youths opposed to Guineas referendum and those who had come to vote at a polling station in the Conakry suburb of... |
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Spanish military test disinfecting streets with adapted military emergency unit @AFP
Spains military forces tested on Sunday (March 22) one of their vehicles adapted with a snow-cannon to disinfect the streets faster.
Military Emergency Unit (UME) forces were deployed in Castillo de Bayuela, a town 70 miles (112 kilometres) from Madrid, to disinfect the streets and a healthcare... |
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US hasty measures, inattention to domestic issues behind crisis in Afghanistan: Iran The file photo of Irans Foreign Ministry building in Tehran
Irans Foreign Ministry says hasty measures taken by the US administration to reach an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan and inattention to the countrys domestic issues are the main reasons behind the current political crisis in the... |
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Rand Paul becomes first US senator to contract COVID-19 US Senator Rand Paul walks through the Senate subway ahead of a vote in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
The first US senator has reportedly contracted the coronavirus without any knowledge of contact with an infected person.
The... |
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Coronavirus: German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine as Italys death toll exceeds 5,000 German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a press statement on the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 at the Chancellery, in Berlin on March 22, 2020 - Copyright MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP
Coronavirus latest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor... |
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Maidan Shahr mayor survives gun attack Kabul Zarifa Ghafari Mayor of Maidan Shahr, the capital of Maidan Wardak province, has survived a gun attack in Kabul, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Sunday.
Unknown armed men opened fire on Ghafaris vehicle at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Charahi Spinkalai area in PD^5 of capital Kabul city,... |
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6 New COVID-19 Cases, 40 Total in Afghanistan A 40-year-old man has died as a result of the virus in Balkh.
Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz on Sunday told six more positive cases of COVID-19 had been reported in Afghanistan.
Three new cases were from Herat, two were in Farah and one in Ghor. With this, there are 40 cases total in Afghanistan.
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Balkans; New Counter Ground Of World Powers The Balkans region and especially Serbia are increasingly changing into confrontation ground of the key global powers. Over the past few years, China has been ratcheting up its presence there, arousing sensitivity of the European powers and the US. Despite the concerns, the Serbian leaders underscore... |
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Use socks as face masks to avoid virus: Israel to Palestinians This file photo shows Palestinian prisoners at Israels Megiddo prison.
Israel has asked Palestinian prisoners to use their socks as masks to avoid the deadly coronavirus, which has killed thousands of people across the world.
Hamas leader Wasfi Qabba said Saturday that Israel rejected the request... |
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On World Water Day, UN urges globe to use resources wisely Water sustainability methods are crucial in fighting climate change
Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change - a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognized, the United Nations... |
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Britains NHS could be overwhelmed by coronavirus like Italy, PM Johnson warns British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (AFP photo)
Britains National Health Service (NHS) could be "overwhelmed" by the coronavirus like the Italian health system in just two weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned in the face of rising numbers of deaths.
The death toll in Italy - the worlds... |
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