A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus walks past a Communist Party flag along a street in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on March 31, 2020. (Noel Celis/AFP) By TOI staff and AP A US intelligence report submitted last week to the White House claims that Chinese officials

A top Iranian general arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq’s fractured political leaders, Iraqi officials said Wednesday, as stiff opposition by one major bloc thwarts chances the country’s latest prime minister-designate can form a government. Meanwhile, revenues from oil exports were slashed by nearly half due to plummeting oil prices in

Kenya is set for an additional Sh5.2 billion ($50 million) credit from the World Bank Thursday to support the fight against Covid-19 as confirmed cases rose to hit 81. Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that the credit facility will increase the government’s pool of funds to finance production of sanitisers, protective gear for medical personnel

Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Few worshippers were allowed to enter after dawn prayers to circumambulate the Kaaba over fears of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) A senior Saudi official urged more than 1 million Muslims intending

Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific, pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice, although its efforts

Former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde has died in London, the capital of Britain. Nur Adde has been suffering from a rare case of Coronavirus that has spread to many countries around the world, killing thousands, including Somalis. The death of the former Prime Minister Nur Adde has been confirmed by some

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could

A funeral vehicle stands in front of a morgue to carry a coffin of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim to a cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas President Tayyip Erdogan is under growing pressure from unions and the opposition for a lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, but insists that Turkey

Photo/Somali Times The Benadir regional administration has issued further instructions to curb the spread of the deadly disease Coronavirus. Mogadishu the regional administration for prevention and control of Mogadishu has placed heavy demands on the people of Mogadishu. The Banadir regional governor spoke to Somali Times, the governor said banned Lido Beach for Coronavirus prevention

Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Abdullahi Salat Omar for the first time talked about why Ethiopian Airlines failed to comply with the Somali government’s decision to suspend international flights to the country. The minister acknowledged that the aircraft had been regularly scheduled to land in Hargeisa, Somaliland, and that the