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Kuwait, Bahrain announce first coronavirus cases

Shawdesh Desk: Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed on Monday their first novel coronavirus cases, the countries’ health ministries announced, adding all had come from Iran. Kuwait reported three infections and Bahrain

Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 2,458

Shawdesh desk: The Hubei health authority reported that 96 more people died of the coronavirus in China’s Hubei province on Sunday, February 23, raising the death toll in the outbreak’s

Coronavirus death toll rises to 2,360

Shawdesh Desk: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 77,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late

Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 2,244

Shawdesh Desk: The Hubei health authority in China reported that 115 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Thursday, raising the death toll in the epicenter since

Nine dead after two shootings in Germany

Shawdesh desk: At least nine people were killed in shootings targeting shisha bars in Germany that sparked a huge manhunt overnight before the suspected gunman was found dead in his

Coronavirus global death toll hits 2,120

Shawdesh desk: Weeks into the novel coronavirus crisis, the outbreak finally appears to be stabilizing in central China, where the virus was initially detected before it spread throughout the country

COVID-19 death toll hits 2,000 in China

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak surged to 2,000 on Wednesday. Chinese and international health officials warned against excessive measures to contain the epidemic. Meanwhile, an

Mid-air plane collision kills four in Australia

Shawdesh Desk: Four people were killed in a mid-air collision between two light planes in Australia on Wednesday, scattering debris across a rural area north of Melbourne. Police said the