Thousands wait in shelters a year after Mozambique cyclone
Hundred-year-old Vasco Gaspar leans on his walking stick in a field in central Mozambique, gathering maize near the tent where he has lived since floods and winds destroyed his house in March 2019.
Vietnamese city advised to turn away cruise ship over coronavirus fears
Health authorities in the southern Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh want to stop a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship with Italians on board from docking at the economic hub on Friday over coronavirus concerns, state media reported.
U.S. wages retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq after deadly attack
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26-year-old British soldier.
Saudi Arabia detects 17 cases of coronavirus, brings total to 62: SPA
Saudi Arabia detected 17 new cases of coronavirus, 11 of whom were Egyptians, state news agency (SPA) said on Friday.
‘Italy has abandoned us’: Brother trapped with sister’s body in coronavirus shutdown
The brother of a woman who died at home after contracting coronavirus had to issue a desperate appeal on social media to persuade Italian authorities to come and collect her body.
North Korea’s Kim guides artillery drills despite coronavirus concerns
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his second public appearance this week to oversee military drills, despite concerns about the possible spread of the coronavirus.
Global airlines call for government aid and United warns of cuts to U.S. routes
Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak, while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel …
Air strike hits airport under construction in Iraqi city of Kerbala: official
An air strike hit an Iraqi airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite city of Kerbala, an airport official said on Friday.
China government spokesman says U.S. military may have brought virus to China
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the outbreak, doubling down on a war of words with Washington.
Facebook, Twitter remove Russia-linked accounts in Ghana targeting U.S.
Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down a network of Russian-linked fake accounts operated out of Ghana and Nigeria which targeted the United States.
