The Turkish lira extended losses on Thursday, slumping to its lowest level in regular trading since September 2018, as public concern intensified about the potential spread of the coronavirus. The lira dropped 1.4 percent to 6.29 per dollar at 6:14 p.m. in Istanbul. The main BIST-100 index of shares dropped 7.2 percent to 93,713 points.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a

Trader Michael Gallucci works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Stocks are closing sharply lower on Wall Street, erasing more than 1,400 points from the Dow industrials, as investors wait for a more aggressive response from the U.S. government to economic fallout from the coronavirus.

Qatar announced 238 new confirmed cases of coronavirus today saying the number of infections was likely to increase, Al Jazeera reported. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Gulf state is now 262 cases so far. The Ministry of Health said the number of people infected “is likely to increase among contacts of previously

Women wear protective face masks, as they walk, after Saudi Arabia imposed a temporary lockdown on the province of Qatif, following the spread of coronavirus, in Qatif, Saudi Arabia March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer Saudi Arabia reported 24 new coronavirus cases on early Thursday, bringing the kingdom’s total to 45 cases, the state news agency reported,

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed poses for a photo with visiting Kenyan Minister of Interior Fred Matiang’i on Wednesday, 11 March, 2020. /Photo: Fred Matiang’i- Twitter Kenya has sought Ethiopian contribution to resolving issues along its common border with Somalia. The rift recently resulted in Kenya warning Somalia to desist from acts that bordered on

Photo/Somali Times Somalia is dominated by the corruption of every ministry and ministers The resultant political fragility is both a root cause and effect of corruption, which cripples economic development and leaves little room. As one of the world’s leading and longest examples of a failed state, Somalia faces many of the major corruption challenges

Photo: Credit Daily Mail has exclusive shots of Ilhan Omar and her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett out and about in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. Daily Mail has exclusive shots of Ilhan Omar and her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett out and about in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. The couple, who both divorced their spouses late last

Pakistani Air Force spokesman identifies pilot as Wing Commander Nauman Akram A Pakistani Air Force pilot was killed when a fighter jet crashed on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad on Wednesday morning, an air force official said. The F-16 aircraft crashed while practicing maneuvers for a Pakistan Day airshow set for March 23. The

Photo/Somali Times A passenger traveled from China via Ethiopia to Somalia was Tuesday quarantined at a special facility at Aden Ade Airport in Mogadishu following suspicion of the novel corona virus. The quarantine is the first in the Horn of Africa nation. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the federal government issued a