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A small boy wearing a mask sits on a suitcase at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. July 24, 2020.   –   Copyright  Michael Probst/AP As several countries on the continent saw an uptick in reported cases of COVID-19, European countries moved to make mask-wearing mandatory in public spaces. UK New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect […]

A worker pushes luggage outside Beirut international airport on its re-opening day following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]  BEIRUT/TEHRAN — Over 150 passengers on board an Iranian plane were evacuated on Thursday evening after its landing at People push trollies, as they head to board a plane at […]

Joe Biden | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Joe Biden is beating President Donald Trump in Rust Belt states that were critical to Trump’s victory in 2016, according to a new poll. Biden leads Trump by wide margins in both Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to a Fox News poll released on Thursday evening. Fifty percent of voters […]

Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) Ali Erbaş visits Hagia Sophia Mosque as workers lay carpets in Istanbul, July 22, 2020. (Reuters Photo)  After 86 years of operating as a museum, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia will reopen on Friday as a mosque, a move that has become a cause of celebration for Muslims not only […]

The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, July 23, 2020. (Reuters Photo)  China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a […]

President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 21, 2020. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s bet that a proven-effective coronavirus vaccine will be the October surprise to catapult him into a second term is facing increasingly long odds. […]

A staff member disinfects a waiting room of Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao) BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — Beijing lowered the emergency response to COVID-19 from level 2 to level 3 on Monday, setting an example of how a metropolis can contain the breakout with regular measures […]

Federal government and regional state leaders meeting in Dusamareb have reached a preliminary agreement on election matters, reports just in say. A three-item resolution statement is soon expected to be issued, sources have told Somali Affairs. They are as follows: 1- To ensure elections take place on time, no term extension for the government. 2- […]

President Xi Jinping delivers a key speech on spurring the vitality of market entities and promoting entrepreneurship as he chairs a symposium with entrepreneurs in Beijing on Tuesday. [Photo/Xinhua President calls for new development model for economy President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for greater strides in reform and opening-up, including in science and technology, […]