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Coronavirus cases worldwide up 14% in past week: WHO
Mar 31, 2021 03:02More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
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Fresh rallies held in US cities against anti-Asian violence
Mar 28, 2021 02:58American demonstrators held rallies on Saturday in different cities across the United States to demand an end to anti-Asian violence.
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Neighbors call on Myanmar's junta to free detained leaders, end use of lethal force
Mar 03, 2021 05:55Myanmar's neighbors have called on the junta in the country to release former de facto Leader Aung San Suu Kyi and end the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters.
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UK applies to join Asia-Pacific trading bloc on Brexit anniversary
Jan 31, 2021 12:46A year after officially leaving the European Union (EU), the UK is set to apply to join a free trade area with Asia and Pacific nations on Monday (February 01), with negotiations expected in the spring.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 81.3mn amid fast spread of new variant
Dec 29, 2020 12:32The new coronavirus has now infected over 81.3 million people and killed more than 1.7 million others across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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AFC Champions League: Ulsan Hyundai beat Persepolis 2-1 in final
Dec 20, 2020 02:46Persepolis of Iran have been made to wait for at least another year to lift the trophy in the AFC Champions League after suffering a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of Ulsan Hyundai.
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Latest on pandemic: Countries move to impose new restrictions as cases surge
Oct 28, 2020 08:49The number of people who have been afflicted with COVID-19 has now passed 44 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 1.16 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Hamed Lak chosen the best 2020 ACL (West) goalkeeper
Oct 26, 2020 03:16Persepolis football team custodian Hamed Lak was chosen as the best AFC Champions League 2020 (West) goalkeeper.
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Global coronavirus deaths pass 'agonizing milestone' of 1 million
Sep 29, 2020 09:01The global death toll from COVID-19 has risen past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.
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Persepolis edges Al-Sadd to reach 2020 ACL quarters
Sep 28, 2020 03:31Persepolis football team from Iran defeated Qatari giant Al-Sadd 1-0 to book a place at the 2020 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.