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Far more Americans are placing their trust in what White House infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are saying about the health crisis than what Donald Trump is saying, according to a new poll from NBC News/Wall Street Journal. Three out of every five Americans …

Today, Sunday, the deaths of the “Covid-19” epidemic in Europe exceeded the 100,000 mark, after a number of countries, including Spain and Belgium, announced new deaths from the deadly virus. And revealed the “WorldMeter” website, which specializes in monitoring the developments of the epidemic, which is currently spreading around the …

At least three civilians have been killed and another sustained injuries when militiamen loyal to the country’s former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, shelled a residential neighborhood in Yemen’s southern province of Ta’izz despite a two-week ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition. Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told …

Britain said in its daily update of the Covid-19 death statistics today, Sunday, that it registered 596 new cases in hospitals, which raised the total in the country to more than 16 thousand A minister said that the government is still targeting 100,000 examinations daily. Britain witnessed the fifth highest …

The Iraqi army on Sunday said its air force carried out a series of strikes against positions held by the so-called Islamic State in rural Salahuddin province, killing a ‘group of’ fighters. This marks the latest air operation the Iraqi forces have carried out using F-16s, targeting hideouts of the …

The news agency’s license was suspended earlier this month over a report on the number of coronavirus cases in Iraq. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) informed Reuters it was lifting the suspension “to allow transparent and impartial work by the media … in adherence to operating according to …

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again warned US President Donald Trump against interfering in the internal affairs of other countries in the age of the new coronavirus. Zarif made the remarks in a Sunday posting on Twitter in an apparent reference to Trump’s Saturday allegation that the …

South Korea extended its social distancing policy for another 16 days on Sunday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, as it reported just eight new coronavirus infections, the lowest in two months. The slightly relaxed guidelines mean high-risk venues like churches will face fewer restrictions, while sports …

Spanish children have been kept at home since 14 March, under strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Now Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez aims to relax the rule on 27 April so they can “get some fresh air”. Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, who has young children herself, this week …

US President Donald Trump is accused of stoking Islamophobia after raising questions about social distancing in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan. Trump said on Saturday there “could be a difference” in how authorities and politicians enforce coronavirus lockdown measures during the upcoming Ramadan compared with how Christians were …

Swedish Princess Sofia joined the ranks of health care crews in Sweden after three days of intense training in the midst of the new Corona Virus crisis, according to the royal palace. The 35-year-old princess, the wife of King Gustav’s son, has since Thursday been a volunteer healthcare assistant at …

On Saturday, the Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazdmi confirmed that he wants an efficient and impartial government team that faces crises and is moving the country toward success. “Consultations with political forces continue in a friendly atmosphere and we are trying to overcome obstacles on the basis of positive dialogue,” …

The Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee has submitted an in-depth study to the country’s caretaker prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, requesting the procurement of the Russian-built long-range, surface-to-air S-400 missile defense system. “The committee has presented a comprehensive study to the prime minister, demanding approval for the purchase of the …

A court in Egypt has added a former lawmaker and a dozen others, all either members or associates of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement, to terrorist lists for five years. The Fifth Terrorism Judicial District in the capital Cairo announced the news in a statement on Saturday, saying former legislator …

Johns Hopkins University announced that it infected approximately 32,000 cases of corona virus within one day, bringing the total to more than 700,000 cases. According to the latest data from the university, the number of confirmed cases of HIV infection in the United States was 700 thousand and 282 cases, …

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hit back at a series of presidential tweets accusing him of dramatizing the coronavirus pandemic and not being appreciative of the president’s efforts in providing help. Following Cuomo’s complaints about the medical shortage in the US, President Donald Trump had tweeted that Cuomo “should …

The United States is considering the withdrawal of CIA operatives from bases in Afghanistan, as part of an effort to further reduce violence in the war-ravaged Asian country, according to The New York Times. The paper reported on Friday that the discussions over CIA’s presence in Afghanistan are part of …

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark the occasion because it would not be appropriate while the country battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Britain is at or near the peak of an outbreak …

Hundreds of opponents of Michigan’s social distancing measures rallied in their cars in the state capital on Wednesday, snarling traffic and even blocking a hospital entrance in a protest against an executive order intended to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus in the state. “The cars were blocking one …

COVID-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial. The patients taking part in a clinical trial of the drug have all had severe …