A 55-year-old conservative female lawmaker from Tehran, Iran, Fatemeh Rahbar has died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Rahbar who won the most seats in the parliament during the last general elections reportedly died on Friday after a coma. This is a true indication that the disease is spreading so fast across the country … Read more
With a rush of momentum, endorsements and awash with donor cash after his strong Super Tuesday, former US Vice President Joe Biden launched the biggest advertising blitz of his presidential campaign. Biden’s campaign said on Friday it had raised about $22 million in five days. Until recently, Biden’s campaign was struggling to raise funds. Now, … Read more
High profile celebrities have come out to mourn the death of a 43- man in Alabama identified as Nathaniel Woods. Nathaniel was executed for themurder of three police officers despite a campaign to save him . He was convicted of masterminding an ambush against the officers as they tried to arrest him on drugs charges … Read more
Residents of a small Italian Village were amused at an incidence that happened on Wednesday as a sparkling red wine flowed from the taps instead of water. Some people have assumed it to be the Second Coming Of Jesus Christ, but local authorities said a malfunction occurred on the Lambrusco Grasparossa bottling line of Cantina … Read more
Not less than 27 people have been killed in an attack, claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group, at a ceremony in the Afghan capital where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed. Though a health ministry spokesman confirmed the death of 27 people, a NATO source told Reuters news agency … Read more
US President Donald Trump has replaced his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, whose departure had long been rumoured. He said North Carolina lawmaker Mark Meadows would take over the job, a development tipped for weeks. Mr Trump said Mr Mulvaney would become US special envoy to Northern Ireland. Mr Mulvaney was perceived to have … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said the Taliban could “possibly” overrun the United States-backed Afghan government after foreign troops withdraw from the country as part of a deal signed last week. “Countries have to take care of themselves,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday. “You can only hold someone’s hand for so … Read more
The man who became Spain’s first coronavirus patient has reportedly made full recovery after being treated with an HIV and MS drug. 62-year-old Miguel Ángel Benítez was hospitalized at the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Seville, where he received lopinavir-ritonavir, an antiretroviral drug sold under the brand name Kaletra, according to Metro UK, which cited … Read more
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, died Wednesday in his native Peru, aged 100, his son said Perez de Cuellar served as UN secretary general from 1981 to 1991, when he was often described as a “pacifist by vocation … Read more
After Joe Biden‘s stunning comeback on Super Tuesday, the Democratic Party is once again facing the nightmare of 2016: a collision course between its establishment candidate and Bernie Sanders that could leave the party fractured and weakened come November. Four years ago, some of Sen. Sanders’ most ardent supporters — including many young voters — stayed home on Election … Read more
Iran’ s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday dismissed a US offer to help the Islamic republic fight its coronavirus outbreak, charging that “ vicious” American sanctions are depriving the country of medicine. Iran has scrambled to halt the rapid spread of the virus that has claimed 92 lives out of 2 , 922 confirmed infections … Read more
A resurgent Joe Biden swept at least nine states on Super Tuesday in a stunning comeback that transformed the Democratic nomination race into a two-man contest against Bernie Sanders. The former vice-president won the key state of Texas — the second-biggest prize of the night — along with Massachusetts in the northeast, Minnesota in the … Read more
Pete Buttigieg, the former Indiana mayor who made an ambitious run for president, has announced he is ending his campaign for the White House. The 38-year-old became the first openly gay presidential candidate from a major party when he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination. But despite a successful start, his campaign lost … Read more
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that public health officials are operating in “unchartered territory” as they combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 90,000 people across 73 countries and territories as of Monday evening. The virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica since it was first identified in … Read more
Hong Kong reaches 100 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus Hong Kong has confirmed two more coronavirus cases, making the total number of confirmed cases 100, according to Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) Monday. One of the new cases is a 63-year-old man with “underlying illness” and is the brother of another previously confirmed … Read more
Kuwait Reports Total Of 56 New Cases A health ministry official in Kuwait announced 10 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 56. In comments made during a news conference broadcast on state television, the official called on citizens to avoid gatherings to stop the spreading of the virus. South Korea Shut Down Schools Again, … Read more
Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana is set to quit US Presidential race, less than 48 hours to Super Tuesday. The openly gay candidate is bowing out, according to multiple media reports because of a disappointing showing in South Carolina, where he ended up fourth with 8.2% of the vote and without … Read more
A member of Iranian parliament, Mohammad Ali Dastak has been confirmed dead days after he was hospitalized for the flu-like virus. Dastak who was elected as the representative for Astana Ashrafieh last week, was among five Iranian MPs who tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus. ISNA reported that the MP died on Saturday … Read more
Premier League club, Newcastle United have introduced a handshake ban to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, manager Steve Bruce said on Friday. “There’s a ritual here that everybody shakes hands with everybody as soon as we see each other every morning — we’ve stopped that on the advice of the doctor,” Bruce said. … Read more
All countries need to prepare to combat the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare. … Read more