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Moscow entered lockdown today in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus after the capital recorded more than 1,000 cases of the disease. Streets in the Russian capital were deserted today with Red Square empty after mayor Sergei Sobyanin ...

The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to data published Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. The record toll, higher than the previous day’s increase of 453, brings the country’s total number of deaths ...

Iranian security forces are searching for 54 escaped inmates following a prison break over which four guards were arrested, Iran’s state news agency reported on Sunday. “Some prison guards were summoned and four of them were arrested and others released ...

Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country’s top medical association said Thursday, as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of protection on the front lines. The announcement of the doctors’ deaths heightened ...

The death march of the coronavirus shows no sign of slowing down, having killed thousands and forcing countries to go into complete lockdown. Since appearing in China in December, the deadly disease has tainted all continents – except Antarctica and ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin. He made clear he would not allow the traditional notion of mother and father to be subverted by what he ...

  The indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has commended the leadership of the US Republicans Party in Iowa for extending a VIP invitation to their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Trump’s campaign rally at Des Moines Iowa. The group said ...

  Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike, demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. Hong Kong has suspended cross-border rail and ferry services, but health ...

  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in China have announced an outbreak of bird flu the southern province of Hunan. With the health officials in China battling the spread of coronavirus, the outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of ...

The World Health Organisation has declared Coronavirus epidemic as an international Public Health Emergency. The decision Thursday came as the number of people diagnosed with the 2019-nCoV virus had skyrocketed to more than 8,200, surpassing the SARS case toll. There ...

The “whole world needs to be on alert” to fight the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme has said. Dr Mike Ryan praised China’s response to the deadly outbreak, saying: “The challenge is great but ...

Thousands of people have convened in the capital city of Baghdad to deplore the U.S. military presence in the country. According to Iraq’s local media, people from “all of the Iraqi provinces” have gathered in the ongoing rally to condemn ...

Three people died on Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state, officials said. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and ...

  Nigeria has dropped two places on the annual corruption perception index published by Transparency International. According to the recently released report on Thursday, Nigeria is now ranked 146 out of the 180 countries considered. Nigeria also scored 27 out ...

An Iranian politician has announced a $3million ‘cash prize’ for anyone who kills President Donald Trump. Ahmad Hamzeh, parliamentary speaker from central Kerman province, told lawmakers: ‘We will pay a three million dollar award in cash to whoever kills Trump.’ ...

Greece will elect its first woman president on January 22 after leading opposition parties on Thursday approved the government’s nomination of top judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou. Main opposition leftist leader Alexis Tsipras said Sakellaropoulou was an “exceptional judge” and a defender ...

A suspect armed with a rifle opened fire in a Russian courthouse killing one man and injuring a woman. The attack according to report occurred early morning on Thursday. A male court officer suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach ...

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced. This is coming after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond the end of his presidency. Putin thanked members of the ...

The US has reversed its decision to brand China a currency manipulator as the two countries prepare to wind down their trade war. The US said it made the change because China had agreed to refrain from devaluing its currency ...

  Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government’s response to the bushfires and its climate policy. Since September, bushfires have ...

Iranians have gathered in the streets of Tehran to demand the resignation of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei after the regime admitted it had mistakenly shot down a civilian passenger plane. Angry crowds gathered on Saturday night in at least four ...

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the island’s relationship with China. Ms Tsai secured just over 57% of the ballot – a record 8.2m votes – well ahead ...

  An American warship was “aggressively approached” by a Russian Navy ship in the North Arabian Sea, the US Navy said Friday. Navy Cmdr. Josh Frey, spokesman for US 5th Fleet, said that the USS Farragut was conducting routine operations ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has increased sanctions on Iran after a missile strike this week on Iraqi bases housing American military personnel, but gave no other details. “It’s already been done. We’ve increased them. ...

Pope Francis on Thursday urged the U.S. and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue “dialogue and self-restraint” to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The Pope’s appeal was his first direct comment on the current crisis in a ...