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April 11, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)  The South Korean government said Tuesday no unusual activity has been detected in North Korea after unconfirmed […]

President Donald Trump speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Monday. | Alex Wong/Getty Images  President Donald Trump on Monday night said that he was suspending immigration into the U.S. because of the coronavirus pandemic. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect […]

(ANSA) – Rome, April 20 – The Civil Protection Department said Monday that, for the first time since the start of the coronavirus emergency, the number of infected fell with respect to the previous day. There are currently 108,237 people infected with COVID-19 in Italy, compared to 108,257 Sunday, a drop of 20. On Sunday […]

Russia commemorates the Soviet victory over the Nazis each year on May 9 with a massive military display.Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency The Russian military will quarantine everyone involved in rehearsals for Russia’s postponed Victory Day Parade, the Defense Ministry said Monday following reports that some participants have tested positive for the coronavirus. President Vladimir Putin […]

President Donald Trump. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo The White House pledged over two weeks ago to cover coronavirus treatment for uninsured Americans — but the administration still doesn’t have a plan for how to do it. Trump officials are still grappling with key questions about how exactly to implement the treatment fund, including how to […]

Chad has been fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region as part of a regional group formed in 2015 [File: AFP] At least 44 suspected members of Boko Haram who were arrested during a recent operation against the group have been found dead in their prison cell in Chad after apparently being poisoned, the […]

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has expressed confidence that is country will defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. “I firmly believe our nation shall overcome uncertainties at critical times such as now during this COVID-19,” Farmajo said on Sunday. The president said that the Horn of African nation has a responsibility of providing for its less fortunate […]

People sit at a cafe in central Stockholm amid the coronavirus pandemic. (File photo: AFP) The Swedish model of continuing life as normal despite coronavirus has led to it achieving “herd immunity” in parts of the country, with others to follow within weeks, said the country’s infectious diseases chief according to the British newspaper The […]

Police, firefighters and other emergency personnel line Garland Avenue in Dartmouth as the body of an RCMP officer is transported to the Dr. William D. Finn Centre for Forensic Medicine for an autopsy Sunday. – Eric Wynne At least 16 people were killed by a gunman in a 12-hour rampage that began in Portapique late Saturday […]

Recovered senior COVID-19 patients Xu Ming (right) and Zeng Guangshun talk about their experience with the virus in Wuhan, Hubei province, on April 16, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/China Daily] After recovering from the novel coronavirus, Xu Ming, a 95-year-old resident of Wuhan, Hubei province, said he now looks forward to living to 100. When […]