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The Kuwaiti dinar. (File photo: Reuters)  The Central Bank of Kuwait said that they are keeping banknotes in an isolated box for at least four weeks before recirculating them into the economy in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in a statement on ThursdayThe World Health Organization officially […]

President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus Wednesday, March, 11, 2020.   –   Copyright   The European Union has condemned the announcement by Donald Trump of a near ban on travel from 26 Schengen countries over coronavirus, saying it had been imposed “unilaterally and without […]

A technician assembles a robot which can check people’s health to fight against novel coronavirus pneumonia, in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province, on March 11, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Robots have been widely used to monitor health conditions after more people have resumed work in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province. These robots can be applied to diverse […]

US soldiers stand in Ain al-Assad airbase in Anbar, Iraq [File: Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP Photo] At least three US-led coalition soldiers have been killed after multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base housing US and coalition troops on Wednesday, according to a statement by Operation Inherent Resolve. The statement added that at least 12 more soldiers were injured during […]

File Photo  Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Greek Ambassador Michael-Christos Diamessis over Greece’s violation of Turkish coastal waters and detention of journalists. Diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency that Turkey asked Diamessis to stop the detention of journalists reporting on the humanitarian situation of refugees in the islands of Rhodes and Lesbos. The ministry demanded […]

President Xi Jinping inquires about purchasing and supply of people’s daily necessities at a community in Wuhan, March 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) WUHAN — Standing in a hospital hall, a man wearing a face mask waved to a big screen. On the screen, a patient seen lying in bed, flanked by two medical workers, waved […]

President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland in 2016. | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images  President Donald Trump’s new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located. Trump is already under fire for visiting his properties in both countries as president, leading to U.S. taxpayer money being spent […]

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization   –   Copyright  Associated Press World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic and urged countries across the world to find, isolate, test and treat every case. “We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear,” he said, noting that there were now […]

  Rome, Italy – A few minutes after Italy announced unprecedented travel restrictions on its 60 million people on Monday to control the deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country, Al Jazeera talked to Nino Cartabellotta, a leading Italian public health expert, professor and president of Gruppo Italiano per la Medicina Basata sulle Evidenze or GIMBE – Italy’s Group for Evidence-based Medicine. […]

A medic checks the temperature of a driver coming from Italy due to the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Italy at the Brenner Pass border crossing between Italy and Austria, March 10, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] China will overcome difficulties and provide Italy with medical supplies including face masks and increase exports of supplies and […]