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Iran launches cash handout scheme covering 30 mln for four months
Nov 22, 2020 03:02The Iranian government has launched a comprehensive cash handout scheme covering 30 million people for the next four months amid a fresh round of nationwide restrictions on economic activity which are meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Iran registers 13,260 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Nov 20, 2020 09:40Iran registered 13,421 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, bringing the country’s overall tally to 828,377.
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US labor market losing steam as COVID-19 rages
Nov 20, 2020 04:09The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week, likely as new business restrictions to control spiraling COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs, which could further slow the labor market recovery.
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Dollar may crash after COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Citibank
Nov 20, 2020 03:05The American bank Citibgroup has predicted that the imminent rollout of vaccines to fight the coronavirus pandemic might cause a major crash in the value of the US dollar.
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Iran goes into two-week lockdown amid a surge in COVID fatalities
Nov 19, 2020 14:33As daily infections and deaths from Coronavirus are setting new records in Iran, the government has finally made the hard decision; Tehran and 150 other high-risk cities will go into a full lockdown.
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Denmark says mutated coronavirus from mink farms most likely extinct
Nov 19, 2020 14:32A new, mutated strain of the novel coronavirus stemming from mink fur farms in Denmark is "most likely" extinct, the health ministry says, amid fears the new strain could compromise COVID-19 vaccines.
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Global debt rose sharply in first 9 months of 2020 amid pandemic
Nov 19, 2020 12:16Global debt increased at a breakneck pace in the first nine months of the year as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.
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US coronavirus deaths surpass 250,000 as New York closes schools
Nov 19, 2020 10:27The United States has surpassed yet another grime milestone in the coronavirus fatalities, with more than 250,000 deaths, at the beginning of a cold winter, which is expected to bring new COVID-19 challenges for the nation.
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12 million Americans to lose unemployment benefits after Christmas
Nov 19, 2020 08:47Nearly 12 million jobless Americans would lose federal benefits the day after Christmas unless Congress passes extensions for key unemployment programs, according to a new analysis.
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Moscow turns exhibition pavilion into hospital as number of Russia's COVID-19 cases rises
Nov 19, 2020 05:16Moscow has turned an exhibition pavilion into a temporary COVID-hospital as the number of Russia's COVID-19 cases rises.