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mage: KCNA Kim Jong Un was on Saturday reported to have attended a ribbon cutting event at the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory, in the North Korean leader’s first public appearance in state media in 21 days. In an appearance which follows a storm of international media speculation about the whereabouts of the DPRK leader, the Korean Central […]

A protester carries his rifle at the State Capitol, Lansing, Mich., April 30, 2020. (AP Photo) Armed protesters gathered at US state of Michigan’s Capitol, seeking to end to governor’s emergency measures while ignoring social-distancing rules As rightwing anti-quarantine rallies continue to spread across the U.S., where large numbers of people are still dying from […]

  Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, displayed on TV screen on the right, during their meeting via teleconference – 30th April 2020   –   Copyright  Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik The Russian Prime Minister, the man in charge of Russia’s response to the pandemic, says he has tested positive for the virus. After the announcement, Mikhail Mishustin […]

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press briefing from UN Headquarters during the COVID-19 pandemic.     Amidst the destruction of the of COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief expressed concern over a lack of “sufficient solidarity” with the world’s developing countries, that need support in responding to the worst economic and social […]

(ANSA) – Rome, April 30 – Thursday saw a record drop in the number of people in Italy currently infected with the coronavirus, the Civil Protection Department said. The number fell to 101,551, some 3,106 down in 24 hours. The drop was driven by a rise of 4,693 in the number of people to have […]

© Valery Sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, April 30. /TASS/. The coronavirus infection dynamics show that it is not yet time for Russians to get relaxed and go out into the streets, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. “While the dynamics fluctuate and while we see growth,” the Russian presidential spokesman told journalists, commenting on the rate […]

Getty Images Volunteers have been dispersing supplies to refugee camps The Red Cross in Somalia says it fears the true number of people suffering from coronavirus is much higher than the official figure of 582. Somalia is woefully unprepared for a surge in cases. Its healthcare system has been shattered by three decades of conflict. […]

Turkey and Russia carry out the seventh joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib province under the agreement reached in March, April 30, 2020. (İHA Photo)  Turkish and Russian forces conducted the seventh joint patrol along the key M4 highway in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry announced Thursday. “Within the framework of TUR-RF Agreement/Protocol, […]

The last photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared by state media showed him at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers” Party of Korea (WPK) on 11 April [KCNA via Reuters] Seoul, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was last pictured centre stage at […]

In this photo from March 18, 2020, a pedestrian walks past buildings of the business district of La Défense, on the outskirts of Paris, as a strict lockdown comes into effect in an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19 in France. © Martin Bureau, AFP France’s gross domestic product contracted 5.8 percent in the first […]