U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during an interview with Reuters about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other subjects in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do

Some 728 people have died in Iran over the past two months after drinking methanol in the mistaken belief that it protects from the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that the consumption of toxic methanol has increased over the past two months following rumours that neat alcohol protects from the coronavirus. Earlier this

Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey ‘always stands by friendly & brotherly Somalia’ Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting on Somalia via video conferencing. Organized by African Union, the conference discussed “steps to be taken together to support political transition and peace processes in the aftermath of #COVID19,” Cavusoglu said on Twitter.

Dan Labernik, owner of Labby’s Grill and Bar in Fargo, N.D., is seen on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The establishment has been closed to customers for six weeks after North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum put restaurants and bars on his list of business closings because of the coronavirus. Labernik is doing prep work to resume

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds leave after the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a healthy baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been expected.

Qatar has recently been expanding its influence in Eastern and Central Africa. The record of the oil-rich Gulf state in this region so far makes this a cause for concern. At the end of March, Qatar unveiled a new Embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. It is the second-largest Embassy in the city, and

Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenyans willing to pay for their repatriation flight from China will have to sign a declaration requiring them to abide by quarantine conditions as the government tightens screening of new arrivals. A notice by the Kenyan embassy in China said Kenya Airways flight KQ883 will be leaving Guangzhou on May 8

Turkey’s medical aid packages are being loaded onto a military cargo plane, that will deliver them to United States to support the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Ankara, Turkey on April 28, 2020. ( Ali Balikci – Anadolu Agency ) Turkish military cargo plane carrying medical equipment departs for US A Turkish military cargo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a military meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on March 27, 2019 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS Fear of catching the coronavirus could have kept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un away from state ceremonies for a key holiday in

A man wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Asian shares are mixed Tuesday as governments inch toward letting businesses reopen and central banks step in to provide cash to economies. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Asian shares are mixed