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April 22 will mark the 17th anniversary of the United States’ capture of the Abu Ghraib prison west of the Iraqi capital that went on to bear witness to unchecked murderous and sadistic torture by American forces under Washington’s tutelage. A torture chamber under ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the facility …

U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The test from LabCorp will initially only be available to health care workers and first responders under a …

A new bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee reasserts the panel’s position that Russia launched an “unprecedented” election interference campaign in 2016 to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. The Senate Intelligence Committee is chaired by Republican Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina. The 158-page, heavily redacted fourth volume …

President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited “the attack from the invisible enemy”, as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did not …

People in Barcelona hunker down for the fifth week in a row in fear of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 4,000 people across Catalonia. In Spain, the death toll has reached a staggering 20,000 while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded any other country in …

On Tuesday, the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate managed to penetrate and dismantle a terrorist cell and arrest its seven heads in Qaim al-Anbar. The Directorate stated, in a statement, that “the detachments of the Military Intelligence Division of the 8th Division (Al-Jazeera Operations Command), in cooperation with the intelligence of …

The United States has once again threatened that Turkey could face sanctions if it proceeds with the installation of the S-400 missile systems that it has purchased from Russia, repeating the call for Ankara to cancel the deal with Moscow, which has been a major bone of contention between the …

May futures price growth on Texas Intermediate crude oil on the New York Stock Exchange slowed, eventually returning to below zero per barrel. According to the data, the price of futures contracts on Texas Intermediate crude oil on the New York Stock Exchange increased by 89.26 percent to -4.04 dollars …

North Korea’s leader missed celebrations on the country’s most important holiday, prompting media speculation. Several outlets have been reporting he may in critical condition following heart surgery. South Korean online newspaper Daily NK on Tuesday cited one source in North Korea, who claimed that Kim Jong Un. who is thought …

A colossal collision of two black holes 2.4 billion light years away was detected by astronomers last year, but fresh developments show that the reverberations – both figurative and literal – have been felt ever since. The galactic smash was not between two equally sized black holes, as initially thought, …

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is conducting an extraordinary trip to return 154 Iraqis stuck in Jordan. The spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that “the first extraordinary flight left today from Amman to Baghdad, with …

A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a 12-hour rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes, setting fires and killing at least 18 people, including a policewoman, in the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Officials said the suspect, identified as …

BELGIAN scientists have discovered that antibodies found within llama blood could help to neutralise the coronavirus. Researchers from the Vlaams Institute for Biotechnology in Ghent have reported molecules in camelids blood may serve as useful “therapeutics” during the outbreak. These antibodies have proved effective against viruses such as Middle East …

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the ongoing global crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed Western countries’ failure and immorality. “The coronavirus crisis has exposed the failure of the Western regimes as well as their immorality, because the pandemic showed that these regimes only serve a select few …

On Monday, Hebrew media sources revealed the contents of a new law recently signed by the military commander of the occupied West Bank, which stipulates that prisoners ’salaries are prohibited money. The Hebrew channel “Seven” stated that the law will start in effect from the ninth with next May, which …

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted. Mr Bolsonaro has clashed in recent weeks with state governors who have imposed lockdowns, denouncing the measures as “dictatorial”. As of Sunday, Brazil had more …

Facebook has launched a dedicated gaming app earlier than planned, in its latest attempt to grow its presence in the online gaming world. Facebook said the “accelerated” launch was a direct response to the COVID-19 lockdown. The app lets users follow high-profile gamers, watch live gaming streams and leave comments …

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that it could take weeks if not months before the country’s most populous city reopens due to a lack of widespread testing, even as officials elsewhere began rolling back restrictions on daily life. De Blasio, whose city is at the …

Footage of tornado damage in Alabama in March 2020 For the second Sunday in a row, the Southern US states were in the midst of an outbreak of severe weather over the weekend, including widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, hail and torrential rainfall. Waves of severe thunderstorms blew through Louisiana to …

US oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just $11 Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Just before 1200 GMT, the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May delivery tanked …