Defence`s Feeds

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, the UN's top human rights official appealed on Friday to put rights "front and centre" when implementing preventative measures.

In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption due to the epidemic, given that China - the worst hit nation so far - is a major producer of pharmaceutical ingredients.

Kenya has set up more than 100 hospital beds in preparation for possible coronavirus cases. The east African nation has assured its citizens health workers are well prepared to stop the spread of the virus, athough Kenya has not reported any confirmed cases.

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Russia Federation on the occasion of the signing of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement on February 29 in Qatar.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is boosting readiness for the H-53 heavy-lift helicopter by breathing new life into the depot's H-53 rotor head program. A partnership agreement with Sikorsky is generating positive results.

A senior Yemeni official has said the country's armed forces are seeking to liberate the central province of Ma'rib after taking control of the neighboring strategic province of al-Jawf, which borders Saudi Arabia.

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Iran has imposed further travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the Health Ministry confirms over 1,200 new cases of infection in 24 hours.

Iran's Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpour announced that 1,234 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since yesterday that is associated with the more activeness of the country's laboratory system.

The prevention of COVID-19 is being intensified across the country along with a series of nationwide top-class anti-epidemic measures taken true to the spirit of the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Beijing reported four new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, all of which are imported cases from Italy, local health authorities said Friday.

South China's Shenzhen reported its second imported COVID-19 infection on Friday, with the patient traveling to Spain in early January and transferred flight in Abu Dhabi on her way back to China.

Seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Ireland on Thursday, bringing to 13 the total number of such cases in the country, according to the Irish Department of Health.

Taiwan confirmed one more novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case on Friday, bringing the total across the country to 45, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

The Taiwanese authorities have placed 103 people under home isolation after they had contact with an Australian classical musician who was diagnosed with COVID-19 following a Feb. 23-March 2 visit to Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday.

Taiwan on Friday revealed more details about a coronavirus case that it believes was imported from the Philippines, an independent traveler who was diagnosed with the disease a day earlier after a recent trip to the neighboring country.

European missile house MBDA, in collaboration with the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), has conducted the first qualification firing of the new Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) helicopter-launched anti-ship missile. Performed on 20 February at DGA Essais de Missiles

Parsons Corporation, which has acquired three companies in less than two years, has no plans to slow its acquisition pace, according to the head of the US-based technology firm. “We’re a serially acquisitive company, and we have a certain cadence,” said Chuck Harrington,

Parsons Corporation and Adaptive Launch Solutions (ALS), which work together on a US Space Force programme, have agreed to jointly pursue additional opportunities in the growing space market. Parsons, which announced the “strategic partnership” on 4 March, touted its more than 60 years

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