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(Yonhap) South Korea said Friday the new coronavirus is spreading across the country, but it is in the initial stage of a full-blown outbreak and still “manageable,” although the number of infections has almost tripled in just three days. The country reported 52 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number of infections […]

M Richard Norland  US Ambassador and Mustafa Sanallah NOC Chairman The US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said in a meeting with the Chairman of National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah on Wednesday that the attack on the Tripoli port prevent the arrival of fuel for civilian use and thus aggravate the suffering of Libyans. […]

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping has called for great attention to the protection and care for medical workers to make sure they are healthy and stay focused on winning the battle against the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee […]

Rescue workers at the scene of a shooting in Hanau. Photo: DPA Several people have been killed and injured during two attacks on shisha bars in the town of Hanau, near Frankfurt, according to police. Nine people died and several were injured in the shooting incidents in the city of Hanau, around 20 km east […]

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. (Reuters Photo) Turkey expects parties in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province to live up to their commitments under the Sochi deal with Russia, the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday. “Withdrawing from our observation posts (in Idlib) is out of the question,” Hulusi Akar told reporters before attending his Justice and Development […]

Passengers on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on February 18, 2020. More than 540 people have been infected with the virus on the vessel. © Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters Passengers on the virus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said, […]

19 February، 2020 Aleppo, SANA- Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday morning received the first flight which came from Damascus City as the airport was opened to air traffic after more than eight-years hiatus in fear for the safety and security of the passengers due to the shells fired by terrorists which used to spread in […]

Huang Xia (front) wears protective suit before going into the intensive care unit in Three Gorges Central Hospital in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao) China’s measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic are achieving visible progress as the battle has reached a crucial time, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in […]

Syrian government troops advance in the Tall Chwayhneh region towards the New Aleppo district, west of the city of Aleppo, Syria on February 16, 2020. © AFP The UN said Monday that 900,000 people have been uprooted by violence in northwest Syria since December – 100,000 more than previously recorded – as the Syrian army said it […]

File photo: the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. [Photo/IC] Two sessions, the country’s biggest annual political event, may be postponed this year, as more focused efforts are needed at the moment to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak. The term two sessions refers to the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress, the […]