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WHO Announced of 7 or 8 `Top’ Candidates for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020 -
Clashes for Food Aid Left Six Dead in Ghor Province
Two policemen and four other people were killed in central Ghor provinc on Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation.
Sunday, 10 May , 2020 -
China Dismissed US Covid-19 Claims, Calling Pompeo ‘Insane’ for his Lab Origin Theory
A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan.
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020 -
Coronavirus Threatens US Peace Plan, If Prisoners Exchange Delayed
The coronavirus threatens to unravel a US effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged.
Tuesday, 21 April , 2020 -
Coronavirus: Don’t Fall For These 5 Money Scams
Criminals never take a furlough. With much of the country experiencing financial insecurity from the toll COVID-19 has taken on the economy, it’s fertile ground for fraudsters. They’re texting, emailing or calling you and some of their scams are sophisticated enough that it can be hard to tell fact from fiction.
Wednesday, 8 April , 2020 -
Turkey and Syria: Weaponizing Water in Global Pandemic?
Turkish authorities’ failure to ensure adequate water supplies to Kurdish-held areas in Northeast Syria is compromising humanitarian agencies’ ability to prepare and protect vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020 -
US Forces in Iraq And Afghanistan In Quarantine For Coronavirus
No U.S. forces will move into U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility — a region that includes the war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan — under a 14-day “stop movement” order issued by the U.S. military command.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020 -
US Forces in Afghanistan Have Coronavirus Symptoms but No Tests, A Congressman Says
A lawmaker asks Pentagon whether coronavirus tests are being sent to military bases worldwide, saying troops in Afghanistan showing COVID-19 symptoms.
Saturday, 14 March , 2020 -
Two Holiest Shrines in Saudi Arabia Closed to Foreigners as Coronavirus Fears Grow
Pilgrims also banned amid broader restriction on visa holders from states deemed most likely to pose a health risk.
Sunday, 1 March , 2020
