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The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States grew to over 200,000 as the global total neared 1 million. Aid agencies fear a global food shortage if the pandemic is badly handled. Follow DW for the latest. Over 900,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 45,000…

The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States grew to over 200,000 as the global total neared 1 million. Aid agencies fear a global food shortage if the pandemic is badly handled. Follow DW for the latest. Over 900,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 45,000…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior Saudi official Wednesday urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to perform the hajj to delay making plans this year — comments suggesting the pilgrimage could be cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic. In February, the kingdom took the extraordinary decision…

Saudi Arabia has asked Muslim pilgrims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual Hajj, Al Jazeera reports. The Minister for Hajj and Umrah made the call on state TV on Tuesday, it said.Earlier, the kingdom suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage…

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A senior Saudi official has urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to travel to Islam's holiest sites to delay making plans for the hajj this year due to the new coronavirus pandemicBy AYA BATRAWY and JON GAMBRELL Associated PressApril 1, 2020, 7:18 PM4 min readDUBAI, United Arab Emirates --…

By Yinka Odumakin NIGERIANS are deeply God-believing people and the country would have been one of the best places to live in on earth if this were undergirded by a well-planned and organised society. I saw this brilliant young girl on Channels TV shortly after the Lagos State put a…

One of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is predicting millions of infections. Spain has set another grim daily record for the number deaths. Follow DW for the latest. COVID-19 deaths in the US rose past 2,000 with cases topping 120,000 The US can expect up…

Iran Press TV Saturday, 28 March 2020 6:14 AM Turkey says its first cases of the new coronavirus were detected among those returning from Saudi Arabia, accusing Riyadh of concealing the number of patients among pilgrims. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in…

Home News Science & Astronomy Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which is normally teeming with people, has been deserted amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Image: © Maxar Technologies) Planet Earth is looking pretty deserted these days as people around the world are sheltering in place and avoiding social contact to curb the spread…