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Japan will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, media reported, with the government preparing a stimulus package to soften the blow on an economy already struggling to avoid a recession....

BERLIN, April 6 (KUNA) - Recent media data on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany showed, Monday, that the numbers of deaths had reached 1,584, while infections hit an alarming 100,132. According to the Robert Koch Institute yesterday, deaths reached 1,...

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel stood at 8,611 early Monday evening, unchanged from the morning. However, The post Five more coronavirus deaths on Monday. Total 55 appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government....

India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, but in few places would the odds of containing the disease ......

An Iraqi lawmaker warns against US plans to assassinate Hashd al-Sha'abbi commanders....

As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically ne...

Death toll from coronavirus in Israel rises to 53....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The spokesperson for the Iranian administration dismissed speculation about a halt to the social distancing measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic, saying the government cares about both the health and economic life of people....

Germany will put all arriving travelers in quarantine for 14 days, the interior ministry said on Monday, as Berlin ramps up entry curbs to fight the corona...

Blue and White, Labor, begin working to unite factions. Ya'alon: 'It's not to late to regret navigational error.'...

Senior military officer says troops have not encountered violent opposition to their presence in the ultra-Orthodox city; rather, 'the opposite is true'Senior military officer says troops have not encountered violent opposition to their presence i...

Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group, attacked a village in northern Cameroon on Sunday, police and a local official said....

Tehran (ISNA) Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that Iran has not asked from the United States for medical assistance....

Tehran (ISNA) Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that Iran has not asked and will never ask the United States to help Tehran in its fight against the new coronavirus....

Quarantine Diaries aims to uplift Spanish people, but producer insists show will not make fun of dark reality....

Officials accuse Houthis of attack on Taiz prison that killed five women and wounded two dozen others, as war rages on....

With smaller Passover seders this virus-battered year, chefs and food writers recommend making what you like, for once. Bonus: Hear Adeena Sussman share tips on the ToI podcastWith smaller Passover seders this virus-battered year, chefs and food writers r...

Despite its diplomats' relentless dedication, Israel's foreign ministry was initially designated a 'non-essential' government agency for the coronavirus crisis. That skewed way of thinking undermines our national interests...

TEHRAN, April 6 (KUNA) -- Iranian authorities said Monday that deaths due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) reached 136, bringing the total succumbing to the global-spreading virus to 3,739. A media official said that the number of those contracting COVID-19 ...

Foreign Ministry says boxes of kosher for Passover food went to tiny Jewish communities in Cairo and AlexandriaForeign Ministry says boxes of kosher for Passover food went to tiny Jewish communities in Cairo and Alexandria...

With more than a quarter of the world's population in lockdown for coronavirus, many people are asking how long the restrictions need to be in place before...

Up to half a million Iranians could be infected with the coronavirus based on official estimates, a member of Iran's national coronavirus task force told t...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) In a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Republic on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed gratitude for the issued permit by Ayatollah Khamenei, allowing withdrawal of one billion euros from National Development Fund Of...

The UAE reports 277 new coronavirus cases and one new virus-related death in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,076,...

Tehran, April 6, IRNA Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, wished swift recovery for the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) speaker Ali Larijani, and said that he believes that after the Coronavirus (COVID- 19), I...

Reports of progress conflict with reports of red lines both parties refuse to cross...

'The explaining is over' and police are using soldiers as reinforcements: 'The goal is for the roads to be completely empty' and people will not only be fined, they will be sent home...

Many of the country's Jews and Muslims, and some Christian clergymen, wear beards as a mark of faith...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (KUNA) -- Thai authorities announced, Monday, that three new deaths due to coronavirus, putting the tally at 26. Some 51 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections to 2,220, the authorities said, adding that 13 ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) Shahriar St. in downtown Tehran where landmark performing arts complex Vahdat Hall is located, has been paved with cobblestones. Vahdat Hall has been the main venue for many major and international performances and musical events....

KUWAIT -- The ministry official spokesperson, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, said in his daily coronavirus briefing, eight of the cases were travelers, including five Kuwaiti citizens who returned home from the United Kingdom, a single national who came back from...

Tehran, April 6, IRNA The main strategy of Iran's Ministry of Education is to implement social distancing rules, Education Minister Mohsen Hajimirzaei said on Monday....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Iranians have mastered the art of living in crisis....

BRUSSELS, April 6 (KUNA) -- Up to 185 coronavirus patients died in Belgium during the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 1,632, Belgian health ministry officials announced Monday. Yesterday, 1,123 new cases were detected, bringing the number of people inf...

A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said Sunday, and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time....

IDF officer wounded during shooting practice is in serious but stable condition, hospital says....

Cautious optimism on the success of virus containment efforts boosts stocks in premarket action....

Tehran, April 6, IRNA The spokesman of the Government of Iran said on Monday in his second video press conference that the bullying behavior of the United Stated was more clearly manifested during the time of the coronavirus outbreak....