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UN chief says declaration of coronavirus pandemic is call to action Iranian firefighters disinfect streets and alleys to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, in southern Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to immediately "scale up" their efforts to confront the new coronavirus... |
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1 dead, 41 injured after trains collide in Mexico City Police are seen at the entrance of Tacubaya metro station, where two trains collided, causing the death of a passenger, in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
At least one person was killed and 41 were injured when two trains collided on Mexico Citys metro network late on Tuesday,... |
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Trump bans travel from Europe to US over coronavirus US President Donald Trump speaks about the US response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, March 11, 2020. Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has suspended travel from Europe to the... |
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Warplanes hit Syrian-Iraqi border area, kill 18 Iraqi forces Members of Iraqs Popular Mobilization Units secure the border area with Syria in al-Qaim in Iraqs Anbar province, opposite Al-Bukamal in Syrias Deir Ez-Zor. (Photo by AFP)
Warplanes have struck an area in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, killing at least 18 members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization... |
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US military curtails Europe exercise over Coronavirus fears Military personnel unload M1 Abrams Fighting tanks of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, as US military equipment arrives to the Port of Bremerhaven the United States for the Defender 2020 international military exercises on February 21, 2020. (AFP photo)
The US military has announced... |
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British forces to begin their final retreat from Afghanistan British forces suffered most of their casualties in the southern Helmand province
After nearly two decades of military intervention in Afghanistan, the UK finally looks set to depart the country following the US peace deal with the Afghan Taliban.
According to the Times newspaper, "hundreds" of British... |
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Two Americans, Briton killed in attack on base housing US troops near Baghdad: Report In this file picture, US forces train Iraqi soldiers during a military exercise at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 20, 2017. (Photo by The Associated Press)
Two Americans and a British personnel are killed after over a dozen Katyusha rockets hit a military base housing American troops near... |
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Dollar slides after Trump bans travel from Europe to fight virus US President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel Coronavirus (covid-19) crisis in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. (AFP photo)
The dollar careened against the euro and yen on Thursday after US President Donald Trump rattled markets with a month-long ban on... |
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WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic as cases surge World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom has declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic and urged countries across the world to find, isolate, test and treat every case.
"I have said from the beginning that countries must take a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach, built around... |
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Lufthansa to cancel 23,000 flights in April over virus In this file photo taken on June 12, 2018 a Boeing 747-8 aircraft of the German airline Lufthansa is pictured at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by AFP)
German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it would cancel 23,000 flights across the group, a 50-percent reduction, as it tries... |
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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian teen boy in northern West Bank Israeli military forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenage boy as tensions continue in the occupied Palestinian territories as part of the aftermath of US President Donald Trumps announcement of his so-called deal of the century on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinian... |
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New York judge sentences former film producer Weinstein to 23 years in prison In this AFP file photo taken on February 24, 2020 Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City.
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday following his sexual assault and rape conviction last month in a case hailed as a victory... |
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Russias upper house overwhelmingly approves Putin-proposed reforms Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves after addressing lawmakers debating on the second reading of the constitutional reform bill during a session of the State Duma, Russias lower house of parliament, in Moscow, March 10, 2020. (File photo by AFP)
Russias upper house of parliament has overwhelmingly... |
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Former president Karzai blames US for crisis in Afghanistan Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives to attend a church service for former French President Jacques Chirac at the Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris, France, on September 30, 2019. (File photo by AFP)
Afghanistans former president Hamid Karzai has blamed the United States policies and "insulting"... |
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Khalilzad Hopes Intra-Afghan Talks Conclude in 100 Days The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in an interview with TOLOnews on Wednesday spoke about a number of significant topics related to the peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, including counterterrorism operations, intra-Afghan talks and the prisoner... |
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Russias Duma definitively approves reform of presidential term limits Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses lawmakers debating on the second reading of the constitutional reform bill, during a session of the State Duma, Russias lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Russian lower house of parliament on Wednesday gave... |
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UK Prince Harry says Trump is one of the sick people running the world A file photo of Britains Prince Harry
Britains Prince Harry has blasted US President Donald Trump during a hoax call from pranksters, saying he has "blood on his hands" and is one of the "sick people" running the world, according to British media.
Russian hoaxers impersonating Swedish climate activist... |
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US offers Turkey Patriot missiles if it ditches Russias S-400: Erdogan A file photo of a United States Patriot missile battery
Turkeys president says the United States has offered to provide Ankara with the Patriot missile system if it refuses to operationalize the advanced S-400 defense system that it has bought from Russia.
The US "softened significantly on this S-400... |
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Pilot killed in Pakistan Air Force F-16 crash in Islamabad A plume of smoke and fire is seen after a Pakistani F-16 crashed during a rehearsal ahead of the Pakistan Day military parade, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in a parade ground in the capital, Islamabad, killing the... |
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COVID-19: China reports new infections; Turkey, Bolivia confirm 1st cases A medical staffer on a hoverboard sprays disinfectant at a residential area in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei Province, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
China has reported an increase in its new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, reversing four consecutive days of decreases, and more countries... |
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Biden tightens grip on Democratic nomination with big wins Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Joe Biden took a vice-like grip on the Democratic nomination race Tuesday with big primary wins in Michigan and other states... |
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US coronavirus cases surge past 1,000, death toll reaches 28 A woman gestures as medical personnel help load passengers from the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess cruise ship onto airplanes at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California on March 10, 2020. (Getty Images)
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has surged past 1,000 as the virus... |
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7 Positive Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan Two new positive coronavirus cases have been registered this evening, one in Herat and one in the northern province of Samangan, officials at the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday.
This is up from five, reported on Tuesday morning.
The first positive case in Samangan was reported this morning,... |
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Washington nursing home says unable to test 65 workers with coronavirus symptoms Ambulance workers move a man on a stretcher from the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. into an ambulance, Friday, March 6, 2020. The facility is the epicenter of the outbreak of the the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter... |
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Detained Saudi royals sought to block crown princes accession: Report Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo by Reuters)
Two senior Saudi royals arrested recently had reportedly been seeking to block the accession to the throne of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) using a procedural body.
Britains Guardian newspaper quoted three sources as saying... |
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Turkey says refugee deal with EU needs updating A refugee walks near Turkeys Pazarkule border crossing with Greeces Kastanies, in Edirne, Turkey, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says a 2016 refugee deal between his country and the European Union (EU) needs to be updated, following unsuccessful meetings... |
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Russia gives Iran 50k coronavirus testing kits to help fight epidemicRussia gives Iran 50k coronavirus testing kits to help fight epidemic Medical staff members are seen at the coronavirus ward of a hospital in Tehran, March 9, 2020. (Photo by Tasnim News Agency)
Russia has provided Iran with tens of thousands of testing kits for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the Islamic Republic steps up the battle against the flu-like virus originating... |
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US asks UNSC to endorse Taliban deal as initial Afghanistan troop withdrawal begins (L to R) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has reportedly called on... |
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A joint statement was agreed on the occasion of the signing of the US-Taliban Agreement on February 29 in Qatar. The representatives of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations met A joint statement was agreed on the occasion of the signing of the US-Taliban Agreement on February 29 in Qatar.
The representatives of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations met on March 1 in Doha, Qatar and:
Welcomed the... |
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Coronavirus Spreads the Virus of Human Rights Violation and Intolerance The rapid spread of the Coronavirus infections in South Korea with many cases found among members of a Christian denomination named the Shincheonji Church of Jesus is raising concerns that hatred and animosity targeted to the specific religious organization increase human rights violations.
The Korea... |
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