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  Boxes of medical supplies are seen at the Etimesgut Military Airport in the Turkish capital Ankara on April 28, 2020 (AA Photo)  Military aircraft carrying crucial medical supplies for the U.S. fight against COVID-19 has taken off from Turkish capital Ankara, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. Military cargo plane “Koca Yusuf” took off from […]

US President Donald Trump said he may ask China for ‘very substantial’ damages because of the coronavirus pandemic MANDEL NGAN AFP  US President Donald Trump suggested he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus pandemic which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world, prompting a furious response from Beijing on […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) (KCNA-Yonhap) Amid mounting speculation about the health status of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Seoul officials expressed confidence that “nothing is unusual” in the reclusive regime, calling the rampant rumors an “infodemic.” “(The government) has enough information-gathering capabilities to say confidently that there are no unusual signs (in North […]

A woman walks with her suitcase down an empty corridor in the Rhine-Main Airport Thursday March 12, 2020.   –   Copyright  Andreas Arnold/(c) Copyright 2020, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalte European airlines are refusing to provide refunds to customers whose flights were cancelled due to coronavirus in contravention of European Union regulations. EU rules require that travellers get a refund within […]

A health worker in Barcelona.ALEJANDRO GARCÍA / EFE The number of daily coronavirus deaths registered in Spain was 331 on Monday, according to the latest figures provided by the Health Ministry. This is a rise from Sunday, when the number of overnight fatalities was 288, the lowest figure since March 18. However, the data should […]

Traffic on July 15 Martyrs’ Bridge after the end of a four-day curfew, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 27, 2020. (İHA Photo)  With lowest number in almost one month, Turkey sees a gradual decline in coronavirus cases while a top health expert hails plasma therapy as “the most hopeful” treatment The tide is apparently turning as […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. © KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is “alive […]

A man wears a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk in a street close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, April 26, 2020.   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Michel Eule The number of people dying from COVID-19 dropped to its lowest level in over a month in the three European countries most impacted by the […]

The prime minister was spotted making a discreet return to Downing Street ready to start work today (Picture: W8 Media) Boris Johnson has returned to No 10 to resume duties and could announce plans to ease lockdown measures from as early as this week. The prime minister discreetly arrived at Downing Street on Sunday evening […]

UNICEF/Asad Zaidi A health worker vaccinates a 4-year-old girl against polio at the door of her house in Bhatti gate area of Lahore Punjab Province, Pakistan Making its call at the start of the 2020 edition of World Immunization Week, UNICEF said on Saturday that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and […]