U.S. proposal for medical aid to Iran may be a conspiracy: Ayatollah Khamenei
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on U.S. proposal for medical aid to Iran may be a conspiracy: Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Sunday that the United States’ proposal to provide Iran with medical aid to fight the coronavirus may be a conspiracy as the United States is accused of producing the virus and it is said that part of the virus was produced to […]
Continue reading …Queen’s aide ‘tests positive for coronavirus while she was at Buckingham Palace’
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on Queen’s aide ‘tests positive for coronavirus while she was at Buckingham Palace’
The Queen left Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle on Thursday. (Image: PA) One of the Queen’s employees at Buckingham Palace tested positive for coronavirus while she was still in residence there, it is reported.The aide reportedly fell ill and tested positive last week, and Royal Household staff who had contact with the person have been ordered to self-isolate.It […]
Continue reading …Al Qaeda branch in Somalia threatens Americans in East Africa — and even the US
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on Al Qaeda branch in Somalia threatens Americans in East Africa — and even the US
The Shabab control large parts of Somalia and raise considerable funds through local taxation and extortion. The group has carried out deadly attacks not only in Somalia but also in Kenya and Uganda.Credit…Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press Al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, the terrorist group’s largest and most active global affiliate, has issued specific new threats […]
Continue reading …Alarm and scepticism over N Korea claim of being coronavirus free North Korea watchers say there are cases in the country and are concerned it will devastate impoverished nation.
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on Alarm and scepticism over N Korea claim of being coronavirus free North Korea watchers say there are cases in the country and are concerned it will devastate impoverished nation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been pictured by state media at a number of recent missile launches, but has not been wearing a mask as protection against the coronavirus [KCNA via Yonhap and EPA] Seoul, South Korea – More than 160 countries across the world are battling COVID-19, but as coronavirus challenges even the […]
Continue reading …China to provide help for US at subnational level amid COVID-19 outbreak
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on China to provide help for US at subnational level amid COVID-19 outbreak
Three women wearing face masks shop in a supermarket in San Francisco, the US on March 9. Photo: CNS photo It is time for China to consider the requests for help by US states like California and New York in fighting against the deadly coronavirus based on a humanitarian spirit as the infection numbers in […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus: Italy announces 793 new deaths in another grim daily record
22 March, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus: Italy announces 793 new deaths in another grim daily record
Italy’s tally of coronavirus cases and deaths keeps rising, with new day-to-day highs: it announced 793 dead and 6,557 new cases on Saturday, breaking its own grim record of 627 deaths on Friday. As of Saturday, the coronavirus COVID-19 has killed 12,592 people worldwide, the majority in Europe (7,199) and Asia (3,459), the AFP reported. […]
Continue reading …Russia delivers over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to 13 states – officials The press service notes that Russian test kits helped detect first cases of the novel coronavirus in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
21 March, 2020 Comments Off on Russia delivers over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to 13 states – officials The press service notes that Russian test kits helped detect first cases of the novel coronavirus in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
© Егор Алеев/ТАСС MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. The Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare has delivered over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to 13 states, the watchdog’s press service informed on Saturday, adding that delivery to three more states is planned. “The Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection […]
Continue reading …Turkey expands flight ban to 46 more countries over virus
21 March, 2020 Comments Off on Turkey expands flight ban to 46 more countries over virus
AA Photo Turkey on Saturday stepped up measures against the coronavirus, suspending flights with 46 more countries, as well as banning picnics and barbecues, in light of a doubling of cases in the country every day for the past week. Flights have been suspended with the following countries; Mauritania, Algeria, Sudan, Angola, Philippines, Moldova, […]
Continue reading …CORONAVIRUS World leaders are fighting the virus. And each other. Past American presidents rallied the world against common threats. Trump has chosen a different path.
21 March, 2020 Comments Off on CORONAVIRUS World leaders are fighting the virus. And each other. Past American presidents rallied the world against common threats. Trump has chosen a different path.
The United States, led by President Donald Trump, is focused more on the virus’ internal challenge than its global impact. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo The United Nations Security Council, a premier global forum, hasn’t yet held a session on the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The European Union is trying to limit exports of key […]
Continue reading …North Korea fires ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
21 March, 2020 Comments Off on North Korea fires ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guides artillery fire in an image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 20, 2020. © KCNA via Reuters North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang as […]
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