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Special operation soldiers of the Chinese naval fleet for escort mission wave farewell on the deck at a port in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province, April 28, 2020. The 35th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Tuesday left the port city of Zhoushan in east China’s Zhejiang Province for the Gulf […]

The United States topped 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday – nearly a third of the world’s cases – as health authorities here and around the globe try to understand the full scope of who is at risk and who has been infected. Reaching seven figures – 1,002,498 to be exact – is the latest […]

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. Beijing opposes the efforts of some individuals in the United States to drag China into the US elections and play the China card to gain votes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday. Geng made the remark at a news conference after a recently disclosed memo advised US Republican […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he has a good idea how Kim Jong Un is doing and hopes he is fine, after days of speculation over the North Korean leader’s health. Kim’s whereabouts and whether he had a heart procedure have been a subject of intense speculation in recent weeks. Daily […]

  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 […]