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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the first unmarried occupant of 10 Downing Street has announced his engagement with girlfriend, Carrie Symonds. In addition, both are expecting their first baby…

Representatives of the United States and the Taliban, on Saturday, signed a long-negotiated agreement in the Gulf State of Qatar, marking a major step in the Afghan peace process. The agreement is…

Luxembourg on Saturday became the first country in the world to abolish fares for trains, trams and buses, to decongest the roads and curb pollution. Government said the move will offer succour to…

BBC Persian reported Friday that no fewer than 210 people have died from coronavirus in Iran, in various cities, as of Thursday night. The news platform gave the high, unofficial figure,…

A 17-day-old baby who was the youngest patient infected with the Coronavirus has recovered from the virus in China. Doctors in China were stunned after a 17-day-old baby girl recovered from…

According to reports in Japan, a British man has died after contracting coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. With the latest reports, a total of…

United States health employees were sent to interact with repatriated Americans quarantined for exposure to the novel coronavirus without wearing protective gear or receiving training, a whistleblower complaint cited by US media…

Italy urged tourists spooked by the new coronavirus Thursday not to stay away, but efforts to reassure the world it was managing the outbreak were overshadowed by a sharp rise in case numbers. Hotel bookings have slumped and…

A professor who has correctly predicted every US presidential election since 1984 says that the coronavirus outbreak could be the final straw that ends Donald Trump’s…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, hear constant warnings from allies about congressional losses in November if the party nominates Bernie…

Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran vice-president for women and affairs, has contracted coronavirus. Ebtekar contracted the disease two days after Iraj Harirchi, the country’s deputy health minister, tested positive to it. Ebtekar is also known…

In what appears to be a rather drastic measure to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19), North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un allegedly…

A woman in Japan who contracted the new coronavirus and was released from hospital after recovering has tested positive again, officials said Thursday. The case is…

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday visited a hospital in Paris that has been treating coronavirus patients. His government has been facing pressure to show the…

The 2020 campaign team of the United States President Donald Trump has filed a libel lawsuit against ‘The New York Times’ alleging that the newspaper “knowingly published false and defamatory statements”…

Coronavirus and heightening geopolitical and trade tensions can be expected to drive the world to the brink of a global recession this year. Investors must take action sooner rather than later to build and safeguard their wealth.…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that they have registered an appeal from Manchester City as the reigning Premier League champions fight to overturn a two-season Champions League ban. UEFA found the club…

Dr Mahathir Mohamad, now Malaysia’s interim prime minister has explained why he resigned as the prime minister, in the first place, while also apologising to compatriots for the suddenness…

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans – a voting bloc that until now has largely…

Iraj Harirchi, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been quarantined, ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday. No fewer than 95 people had been…

The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, sending markets into a tailspin over fears of a global…

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein on was convicted Monday of sexual assault and rape but cleared of the most serious predatory sexual assault charges. The jury of seven men and five women found the producer guilty of…

Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan have registered their first cases of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19). All infected persons were report to have just returned from Iran.…

Longtime Republican Clint Eastwood is pulling support from Donald Trump in the 2020 election. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actor-director signaled…