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China opened its base in Djibouti, its first overseas, in 2017. Photo: AFP In Djibouti has prompted both the United States and China to tighten precautions at their military bases in the East African nation to prevent outbreaks among troops.s Military installations housing US forces in Djibouti were placed under “precautionary” public health emergency measures […]

  There are now more than over 27,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown […]

ANSA) – Rome, April 24 – Premier Giuseppe Conte has welcomed the outcome of Thursday’s EU summit, held via video conference, on the bloc’s response to the economic earthquake caused by the coronavirus crisis. European leaders agreed to set up a recovery fund tied to the EU’s multi-year budget and confirmed 540bn euros of support […]

The United States’ military operations in Somalia are not well known because they are carried out secretly or via proxy armies. These operations have not been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic; on the contrary, they seem to have accelerated. Published 20 hours ago on April 23, 2020By Rasna Warah Download PDFPrint Article While the United […]

At least 3,176 new coronavirus deaths were reported in the United States in a 24-hour period, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, one of the deadliest days since the outbreak began. The total death toll in the country has reached 49,963 amid over 869,000 cases. 26 million people have sought US jobless aid in the […]

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb 6, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] GENEVA – All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus, which has caused the ongoing pandemic, has a natural animal origin and […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday touted new research from his Department of Homeland Security suggesting sunlight, heat and humidity could kill the coronavirus, even though his top health officials have not embraced the findings or done any relevant studies on sunlight as a treatment. Trump, who has previously floated the possibility that the virus could […]

Istanbul’s famous Taksim square with decorations to celebrate the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, April 23, 2020. (DHA Photo)  Turkey on Thursday confirmed 115 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 2,491. The total number of registered coronavirus cases surged to 101,790, as 3,116 more people tested positive for the […]

A worker cleans and sterilises the Kaaba, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia April 21, 2020. Picture taken April 21, 2020. © Saudi Press Agency/Handout, Reuters Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest shrines, has […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference   –   Copyright  AP The European Union has agreed an aid package of more than half a trillion euros to provide immediate support for member states, whose economies have been ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak. “We endorsed the agreements on three important safety nets for workers, businesses and sovereigns, […]