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Satellite images from Iran shows how mass graves have been hurriedly dug to accommodate the spiralling number of coronavirus victims, experts believe. Aerial photos appear to show a cemetery in the holy city of Qom being expanded after the outbreak began there in mid-February. Experts who spoke to the Washington Post say there are signs that … Read more
The super-rich are splashing their cash on private jets, disaster bunkers and private doctors as they prepare to self-isolate amid a growing coronavirus crisis. Wealthy people are arranging to flee to overseas homes or hide in underground bunkers in countries which have so-far avoided significant outbreaks of the virus. Doctors in private clinics have also … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today labelled an attack on an Iraqi military base that killed one British soldier as ‘deplorable’. One British soldier and two American troops were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence said … Read more
Two American troops and one from Britain were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, said U.S. officials. The number of U.S. troops injured has not been confirmed. The officials said it was too early to assign blame, but any … Read more
Man who attacked a woman for ‘not wearing her veil correctly in Iran’ is humiliated when she dares to fight back Footage shows the bearded man harassing the veiled woman on a pavement She fought back and pushed her attacker against a wall in front of passers-by Reports on social media said he had confronted … Read more
Iranian state TV today confirmed that 194 people have died from the killer coronavirus and 6,566 were now infected in the Islamic Republic. As the Persian New Year approaches, the Health Ministry warned Iranians to avoid large gatherings and stay at home, as fears of the spreading bug intensified. Regime spokesperson Kianush Jahanpur said 49 people … Read more
Iran threatens to use ‘force’ to stop people travelling between cities as it tries to get a grip on one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks Iran has confirmed almost 5,000 cases of coronavirus with 124 people killed Virus spread to every province in the country in one of world’s worst outbreaks Health ministry has … Read more
The impact of coronavirus, as seen from space: Satellite images reveal the effects the disease has had – from empty theme parks to deserted streets The Grand Mosque in Mecca and a holy shrine in Qom are missing their usually huge crowds of pilgrims Tourists are also absent from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Milan’s Piazza del … Read more
The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has today claimed that the coronavirus outbreak could be a biological attack by the United States against China and Iran. Hossein Salami told a crowd in Kerman today that the virus outbreak which has brought misery to Iran ‘may be the product of the American biological invasion’. ‘We will … Read more
The World Health Organization today warned that a ‘long list’ of countries are not doing enough to combat the deadly coronavirus. It comes as the EU said it was considering drafting in medical students and retired healthcare professionals to bolster hospital work forces as the global number of those infected by COVID-19 neared 100,000, including 3,305 … Read more