A woman has her temperature checked and her hands disinfected to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as she enters the Kourosh Shopping Center in Tehran. Iran's parliament released a report ... ( read original story ...)
Zarif hits out at US’s refusal to lift sanctions on Iran, Syria
20 Apr 2020 16:13 GMT A photo released by the presidency showed the visiting foreign minister and Syrian president sitting opposite each other, both in face masks [Reuters] Iran's foreign minister has ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus puts missile showdown between Turkey and U.S. on hold
Turkey’s plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S. ( read original story ...)
RAF planes await order to set off to collect PPE from Turkey
Another shipment has been delayed. Photograph: Sgt Matty Matthews/MoD/AFP via Getty Images Three RAF planes waiting to pick up a shipment of 400,000 protective gowns and other equipment urgently ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 123 to 2,140: minister
Turkey’s confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,674 in the past 24 hours, and 123 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,140, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘Low confidence’ over arrival of PPE from Turkey, says NHS boss
The consignment had been expected to arrive from Turkey on Sunday. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, told the BBC there was "no doubt" some hospital trusts already had shortages of the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey has passed China in the number of cases
According to figures released today coronavirus Ministry of Health, Turkey has passed China in the number of cases. As of today, a total of 86 thousand 306 in Turkey coronavirus cases observed, the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam protests China’s expansion in disputed waters
Vietnam protested on Sunday at China saying it had established two administrative units on islands in the South China Sea, in Beijing’s latest move to demonstrate its assertiveness in the disputed ... ( read original story ...)
Analyst Heydarian weighs in on Philippines’ handling of COVID-19 pandemic
GMA Network’s resident political analyst Richard Heydarian weighed opposing perspectives on the Philippines’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a Stand for Truth episode on Monday. On one hand, ... ( read original story ...)
What Is Bogging Down the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response?
More than a month after imposing a lockdown in mainland Luzon, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the order to stay at home will be extended for another two weeks to contain COVID-19. But as ... ( read original story ...)