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Workers mark May Day with protest rallies in France, Spain, Germany
May 02, 2021 03:10Protests erupted in a number of European countries on May Day as demonstrators called for better working protections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attributed economic crisis.
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Fire in hospital's intensive care kills 18 in India's Gujarat
May 01, 2021 04:54At least 18 people, including two healthcare workers, were killed in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on Friday night, officials said on Saturday, in the country's latest deadly hospital accident.
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Social discontent mounting in Italy amid socio-economic crisis due to pandemic
Apr 29, 2021 01:24New protests have been held in Italy's capital Rome as tens of thousands of workers fear losing their occupation. More than 500,000 jobs have been lost in Italy since the start of the pandemic last year.
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Gazans lack coronavirus vaccines during World Immunization Week
Apr 29, 2021 01:17As the world is commemorating World Immunization Week, huge gaps still exist in vaccine equity for Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
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Let's call the Persian Gulf the Persian Gulf, not anything else: Iranian official
Apr 28, 2021 10:52The Persian Gulf is Iran's eternal home. This is the theme of this gathering in Tehran, where top officials sat together to celebrate the Persian Gulf National Day.
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Imam Khomeini Relief Committee offers support to needy Afghans during Ramadan
Apr 27, 2021 06:41Given the prevailing poverty in Afghanistan, active charities and relief organizations in the country normally increase their support to the most vulnerable people, mainly widows, orphans, and jobless people, during the blessed month of Ramadan.
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India besieged with staggering COVID storm
Apr 27, 2021 01:37For the 5th consecutive day India has recorded an overwhelming number of COVID-19 infections. The country logged around 350,000 fresh cases and about 2,700 deaths, raising fears of further devastation and dismay among its citizens.
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Yemen’s army continues advancing toward Marib
Apr 27, 2021 01:30Amid the continued advancement of the Yemeni army in the city of Mar'ib, the Saudi-led coalition has begun to build new military camps in Shabwah and Al-Wadeea'h areas to deploy more troops in the city.
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Lebanon launches first electric car despite economic crisis
Apr 26, 2021 10:33A Lebanon-made electric car makes its debut, in a double first for the Mediterranean country that has never manufactured automobiles and is wracked by economic crisis and power cuts.
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Iranian-made COVIran up to 70% effective against coronavirus
Apr 25, 2021 08:50The Iranian-made vaccine, COVIran, started the third human trial phase, after proving safe and effective against the virus in previous trials. The third phase will involve injecting the jabs to a statistical population of 20,000 volunteers. Developers say they are certain that the vaccine provides immunity of up to 70 percent against the coronavirus. But it's only after the third phase that an accurate figure can be achieved.