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Infectious disease experts are not only confused but also troubled by the change in testing guidelines made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said people without symptoms may not need a test – even if they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus. “Our work on the ‘silent’ spread underscored the importance of testing […]

Police in Belarus detained over 50 people across the country as protests demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian leader entered their third week, officials said on Wednesday.The renewed crackdown on protesters, who have been taking to the streets for more than two weeks, comes as authorities crank up the pressure on the opposition, jailing […]

Greek and French vessels sail in formation during a joint military exercise in Mediterranean sea, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on August 13, 2020. REUTERS Germany warned on Tuesday that Greece and Turkey risked a military clash unless they turn to dialogue to solve a row over energy resources in the Mediterranean […]

Military personnel are seen at the scene of the explosion in Jolo, Sulu on August 24, 2020 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Soldiers were parked and picking up supplies in downtown Jolo when the first bomb exploded on Monday, two of them being treated in Zamboanga City said. Two of the five injured troopers brought to […]

Image: KCNA, Feb. 13, 2018 SHAREImage: KCNA, Feb. 13, 2018 Just when it seemed the rumor mill over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health had stopped churning, a new set of claims appeared in various news outlets over the past week. The latest claims are that Kim Jong Un is in a coma and […]

A medical worker swabs a man during testing amid the coronavirus outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi on April 20, 2020. (Reuters) Health ministers of the UAE and Israel discussed cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, state news agency WAM reported. UAE Minister of Health and Prevention Abdul Rahman bin […]

Photo: EU NAVFOR As informed, it was Garadfoo police that boarded the 8,100 dwt ship, not pirates. The police was sent to inspect the vessel when it was drifting off Bereeda waiting for technical assistance. On 18 August, EU NAVFOR OHQ Joint Operations Centre detected suspicious movements when Aegean II, with armed security guards on […]

Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in Hong Kong. File picture.   –   Copyright  MAY JAMES/AFP A man in Hong Kong who recovered from COVID-19 was reinfected with the virus four-and-a half months later in the first recorded instance of a second infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday. The findings suggest the disease […]

A general view of a session of the parliament in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 20, 2017. (Reuters Photo)  Vienna will expel a Russian diplomat, Austria’s foreign ministry said Monday, as media reported he had been involved in economic espionage for years. “We can confirm that a Russian diplomat will be expelled,” the ministry said in a […]

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on July 3, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] The World Health Organization says the COVID-19 pandemic can be ended within two years but has warned that […]