On Friday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Britain climbed to 798, amid reports that a newborn baby has tested positive for COVID-2019. The BBC has quoted an unnamed government source as saying that the UK may ban mass gatherings in the country as of next weekend because of ...
Pigeons are the only visitors to Arbil’s citadel, normally buzzing with tourists, and security forces in masks and gloves have emptied cobblestone streets below as the Iraqi city goes into lockdown. Overnight Friday to Saturday, Arbil and the city of Sulaimaniyah, both in Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region, began a ...