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Iraq reported 51 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 26 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 20 cases, Medical City: 5 cases, Basra: 4 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 1 case. The …

Nancy Pelosi has said that Donald Trump’s decision to take the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 was “not a good idea”. Mr. Trump surprised commentators on Monday with the news that he was taking hydroxychloroquine pills in an attempt to prevent infection. That comes despite the US Food and …

Donald Trump has revealed he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug he has pushed for weeks as a treatment for coronavirus – even though he has tested negative, and federal health agencies have warned of serious negative side effects for its use. “I take it,” he told reporters. “All I …

Iranian epidemiologists say the symptoms associated with COVID-19 in Iran have changed from respiratory to gastrointestinal. They also believe the shift to gastrointestinal symptoms which are often accompanied with no fever or only low fever cause a delay in diagnosis and result in the further spread of the virus by …

Data published on Tuesday showed the number of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 856,500 –– the biggest ever month-on-month jump –– to 2.1 million, a 69 percent increase from March. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Britain leapt in April to its highest level in nearly 24 …

Samarra Operations Command announced on Tuesday, the completion of a plan to organize and redeploy its security units within its borders with Diyala and Anbar provinces to prevent the infiltration of ISIS and secure the district from potential security threats. “ reorganization and deployment plan had been in place for …

Democratic Republic of Congo police killed at least 55 people in a crackdown on a separatist religious sect in April, more than double the toll reported by the interior ministry at the time, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. New York-based HRW accused Congo authorities of using “excessive force” in …

The European Commission will present a pandemic recovery plan next week that will exceed 1 trillion euros in a mix of grants and loans, Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday. Dombrovskis, speaking at a press conference after a meeting of EU finance ministers, welcomed a proposal put forward …

Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a super cyclone which is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to a region already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. Super Cyclone Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded …

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider his country’s membership of the agency. Trump suspended U.S. contributions to the WHO last month, accusing it of promoting Chinese …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Tuesday he has assumed power as the country’s treasury was almost empty. “When I assumed responsibility I found only an almost empty treasury and an unenviable situation after 17 years of change,” al-Kadhimi said in an article published by Baghdad Today newspaper. “Our sovereignty …

The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a US naval base in December had longstanding ties to al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the United States, US justice officials said Monday. The December 6 attack by Mohammed Alshamrani, a Royal Saudi Air Force flight student …

India and Bangladesh began evacuating hundreds of thousands of people today as a cyclone bore down on their coasts, officials said, while experts warned of coronavirus dangers in the cramped conditions. Indian forecasters said Cyclone Amphan would reach winds of up to 230 km/h at sea before hitting the coast …

The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna announced on Monday. The findings are based on results from the first eight people who each received two doses of the vaccine, starting in …

Iraq reported 150 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Monday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 45 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 45 cases, Medical City: 30 cases, Basra: 7 cases, Najaf: 3 cases, Wasit: 3 cases, Muthana: …

Eight firefighters remained hospitalized Sunday after being hurt in an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles that sent crews running for their lives when a ball of flames shot out of the building and scorched a fire truck across the street. The blast Saturday evening injured …

The Premier League moved a step closer to the return of competitive football on Monday as clubs gave the green light to small group training commencing within the next 24 hours. Despite their latest video-conference, however, no date was set for league fixtures to re-start. Professional football has been suspended …

Protesters stormed on Monday, the office of MBC Iraq/ Saudi Arabia, refusing to describe Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis as a terrorist in a report. MBC Iraq presented a report that talked about on the bombing that targeted the US embassy in Kuwait in the eighties of the last century by the …

An Israeli settler has wounded a Palestinian teenager in a sudden knife attack in Jerusalem al-Quds. The stabbing attack took place in Salahuddin Street in central Jerusalem al-Quds on Sunday night.   17-year-old Mohamed al-Natsha was rushed to hospital for medical assistance after suffering a moderate injury in his neck, according …

The Iraqi forces found a 200-meter tunnel and dismantled a number of IEDs in Kirkuk Governorate on Monday. “In implementation of the directives of the Commander of the Federal Police Forces, Lieutenant General Jaafar al-Battat, in clearing our responsibility areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist remnants, the 5th Division …