UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem believes he previously contracted coronavirus while in Thailand for Chinese New Year ahead of his Walt Harris heavyweight fight.
Thailand reports 34 new coronavirus cases, one more death
Thailand on Tuesday reported 34 new cases and a death of a 52-year old Thai female bus driver in Bangkok. Of the new cases, 27 patients are linked to previous cases, four with no links to old cases, …
Iran death toll from coronavirus outbreak reaches 4,683: health ministry spokesman
Iran’s death toll from the new outbreak in the country has reached 4683, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV. Ninety-eight people have died in the past 24 hours, …
Virus becomes latest battle between Iran, US amid tensions
Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the coronavirus pandemic, Iran and the U.S. remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that now view the outbreak as just the latest battleground …
Coronavirus becomes latest battlefront between Iran and the U.S.
Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the novel coronavirus, Iran and the United States remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that have turned the pandemic into the two countries’ …
Israel’s shadow campaign offers lessons for U.S. in standoff with Iran, report says
Israel’s unacknowledged strikes on Iranian targets in Syria have not resulted in major escalation with Tehran.
Iran is very, very sick
Grasping at straws like a dying beast, the Iranian regime is pleading with the world to persuade America to end its maximum pressure campaign and ditch sanctions, so that it can tackle the coronavirus …
In Turkey, only some lives are worth saving from coronavirus – others are collateral damage
In efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, Turkey first banned people older than 65 and younger than six from leaving their homes. The younger age limit was soon raised to 18, after images of home …
Turkey sees opportunity in virus crisis to bolster influence
Turkey is pushing its credentials as a major humanitarian power in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic by sending medical equipment to Italy and Spain, detection kits for Palestinians and even …
Idled day workers may slip though Turkey’s cash safety net
Countless Turkish day workers risk falling through a financial safety net being set up to support those idled due to the coronavirus outbreak, as authorities in Ankara scramble for funds to stretch it …