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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian (Twitter)

China Slams Trump's Decision to Take The US Out of The World Health Body

China has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) and slammed American President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the health body. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the WHO was 'the

UN Report on 'Unlawful' Death of Soleimani Angers Washington

A conclusion by the United Nations (UN) that the US’s assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was “unlawful” has drawn Washington’s ire. On Wednesday, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus called the report

Ghada Oueiss, the Lebanese journalist and a principal anchor and presenter for Al Jazeera Arabic (Twitter)

Al Jazeera Anchor Falls Victim to 'Cyber-bullying' by Saudi Twitter Accounts

A female journalist with Qatar’s Al Jazeera Arabic broadcaster says she has fallen victim to “cyberbullying” and a “coordinated” smear campaign by a large number of Saudi Twitter accounts, which used content apparently stolen from

A mask-clad Iranian woman walks past the security cordon at the site of an explosion at the Sina At'har health centre in the upmarket northern neighbourhood of Tajrish in the capital Tehran on July 1, 2020. Iranian police questioned four people as part of investigations into a powerful explosion that killed 19 people at a Tehran clinic the night before, state media reported. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iran Reports New Single-Day Covid-19 Record Death Toll of 221

Iran reported a new single-day record death toll of 221 from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, amid a rise in cases in recent weeks. Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said that 221 people had

US President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 8, 2020, in Washington, DC. JIM WATSON / AFP

The US Supreme Court Gives Access to Trump's Financial Records

The Supreme Court is expected to issue long-awaited decisions Thursday on three cases involving efforts to access President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. As the court issues its final opinions of the

Corona Virus

World Coronavirus Cases Surpass 11.8 Million as Deaths Peak at 544K

Global coronavirus cases have topped 11.8 million, and the death toll has surpassed 544,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The data showed that 11,838,384 cases and 544,414 deaths

Israeli defence minister and alternate prime minister Benny Gantz wears a protective mask as he attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the foreign ministry in Jerusalem on July 5, 2020. GALI TIBBON / POOL / AFP

Benny Gantz Enters Quarantine For Covid-19 Infection

The demonstrators, who also lit flares and were seen throwing stones at police on local TV, chanted for President Aleksandar Vucic to "Resign!". OLIVER BUNIC / AFP

Thousands Protest in Serbia Against New Coronavirus Restrictions

This file photo taken on June 24, 2020 shows a health worker (L, front) wearing a protective suit, face mask and face shield takes a swab test on a man at an outdoor area during a mass testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Jinrong Street testing site in Beijing.NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP

Is The Black Death Back Now With China's New Deadly Discovery?

Egyptian health workers collect samples at a drive-through coronavirus-testing center at the Ain Shams University in Cairo on June 29, 2020. Egypt has so far registered 65,188 COVID-19 cases including 2,789 fatalities. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Cairo Crackdown: Egypt Jails 10 Doctors, 6 Journalists After Speaking up About The Corona Crisis

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Government officials look at a damaged home following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

Debris litter a village following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

Workers clear debris and mud outside homes following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

A man walks along a road damaged from recent heavy rains and flooding in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling on July 9 to reach thousands of homes cut off by catastrophic flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

Damaged vehicles are seen under rocks from a mudslide following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

People clear debris and mud outside homes following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

People clear debris and mud outside their home following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

A car is seen among debris littering a village following heavy rains and flooding in the village of Takayama, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020. Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Philip FONG / AFP

Fire brigade officers check on residents following heavy rain in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 8, 2020. Torrential rain pounded central Japan on July 8 as authorities said 58 people were feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods. STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP

A worker wades through flood waters as he delivers gas bottles in Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 8, 2020. Japan will deploy more troops to search for survivors of devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 52 people in the southwest of the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

An Iraqi demonstrator wearing a face mask to protect agaisnt the Covid-19 coronavirus, attends a symbolic funeral for slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, on July 7, 2020 at Baghdad's Tahrir square. The killing of the 47-year-old prominent expert has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Iraqi demonstrators attend a symbolic funeral for slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, on July 7, 2020 at Baghdad's Tahrir square. Slogan reads in Arabic: "the voice of right killed with the bullet of wrong". The killing of the 47-year-old prominent expert has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

A mourner cries during the funeral of slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, in Baghdad’s Zayouna district on July 7, 2020. Hashemi was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups. He had warm ties with top decision-makers, including President Barham Saleh.

Mourners embrace during the funeral of slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, in Baghdad’s Zayouna district on July 7, 2020. Hashemi was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups. He had warm ties with top decision-makers, including President Barham Saleh.

Iraqi demonstrators attend a symbolic funeral for slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, on July 7, 2020 at Baghdad's Tahrir square. The killing of the 47-year-old prominent expert has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Mourners transport the coffin of slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, during his funeral in Baghdad’s Zayouna district on July 7, 2020. Hashemi was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups.

Mourners pray over the coffin of slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, during his funeral in Baghdad’s Zayouna district on July 7, 2020. Hashemi was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups. He had warm ties with top decision-makers, including President Barham Saleh, but was also trusted by rival parties and armed groups, which used him as a mediator. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Iraqi demonstrators stage a symbolic funeral for slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, on July 7, 2020 at Baghdad's Tahrir square. The killing of the 47-year-old prominent expert has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Mourners pray over the coffin of slain Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, who was shot dead yesterday outside his house in the Iraqi capital, before his burial on July 7, 2020 in the Shiite shrine city of Najaf in central Iraq. The killing of the 47-year-old prominent expert has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. AFP

A visitor wearing a protective face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa" also known as "La Gioconda" on the reopening day of the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum will reopen its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The coronavirus crisis has already caused "more than 40 million euros in losses" at the Louvre, announced its president and director Jean-Luc Martinez, who advocates a revival through "cultural democratization" and is preparing a "transformation plan" for the upcoming Olympic Games in 2024. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

A visitor wearing face mask stands in front of the Crown of Louis XV held in the Apollo gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum will reopen its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Visitors wearing face mask stands in front of " The Wedding Feast at Cana " oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day.FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

A woman wearing face mask takes a pictures as she visit the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum reopened its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (pixabay)

A farmer harvests wheat in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

This picture taken on June 18, 2020 shows wheat stems growing in a field during the harvest season in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A farmer holds in his hands wheat kernels during the harvest season, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A farmer walks by a wheat field during the harvest season in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A combine harvests wheat in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A farmer speaks with another riding in a combine harvester in a wheat field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

Farmers spread around wheat kernels unloaded from a combine harvester before being packaged into sacks, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A farmer pours a bucket of wheat kernels into a sack during the harvest season, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

A farmer walks with wheat stems in his hand in a field during the harvest season in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus on June 18, 2020. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

This picture taken on June 18, 2020 shows wheat stems growing in a field during the harvest season in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus. Heavy rain and reduced violence provided a relief to Syrian farmers with a good harvest this year, as a tanking economy leaves millions hungry across his war-torn country. Prior to the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, Syria produced more than 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, enough to feed its entire population. But production plunged to record lows during the war, boosting reliance on imports, mainly from regime ally Russia. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

More than 1,000 Sudanese have registered at the embassy hoping to be repatriated, out of at least 4,000 living in Lebanon, according to Abdallah Malek from the Association of Young Sudanese in Lebanon. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanon's currency plunged to record lows earlier this month, causing food prices to skyrocket in a country where more than 45 percent of the population were already living below the poverty line. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

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A visitor wearing a protective face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa" also known as "La Gioconda" on the reopening day of the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum will reopen its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

A visitor wearing face mask stands in front of the Crown of Louis XV held in the Apollo gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum will reopen its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Visitors wearing face mask stands in front of " The Wedding Feast at Cana " oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day.FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

A woman wearing face mask takes a pictures as she visit the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6, 2020, on the museum' s reopening day. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

The Louvre museum reopened its doors on July 6, 2020, after months of closure due to lockdown measures linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (pixabay)

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

More than 1,000 Sudanese have registered at the embassy hoping to be repatriated, out of at least 4,000 living in Lebanon, according to Abdallah Malek from the Association of Young Sudanese in Lebanon. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanon's currency plunged to record lows earlier this month, causing food prices to skyrocket in a country where more than 45 percent of the population were already living below the poverty line. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their county's embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. JOSEPH EID / AFP

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