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In South Korea, doctors’ strike escalates amid tightening COVID-19 restrictions
Aug 29, 2020 00:13The South Korean government ramped up efforts to end a strike by thousands of the country’s doctors on Friday, as Seoul took the unprecedented step of restricting eateries in the capital in a bid to blunt a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Iranian insurers offering cyber protection amid surge in data use
Aug 28, 2020 02:17Iran’s insurance sector will provide cyber theft protection services for a first time this year amid a surge in online activities during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and the increased risk of exposure to data breaches for businesses and individuals.
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Coronavirus updates in Iran: Over 316,000 cases recover
Aug 27, 2020 11:04The number of coronavirus positive cases that have recovered from the viral disease in Iran has exceeded 316,000, the Health Ministry’s Spokeswoman said.
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Tens of thousands of US airline jobs at risk with aid uncertain
Aug 27, 2020 06:11Tens of thousands of airline employees are facing the risk of losing their jobs on October 1, one day after federal aid expires amid the coronavirus pandemic’s destructive effects on the travel industry.
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South Korean parliament closed over coronavirus fears
Aug 27, 2020 06:04South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in self-quarantine as the country recorded more than 400 new coronavirus infections.
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Study shows why coronavirus hits men more severely
Aug 27, 2020 03:08The immune system of women may induce more appropriate responses to the coronavirus, a small study suggests, providing a clue to why COVID-19 tends to be more severe in men.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Nearly 315,000 positive cases recover from disease
Aug 26, 2020 09:38The death toll from COVID-19 in Iran surpassed 21,000 on Wednesday, while nearly 315,000 positive cases have recovered from the disease.
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Trump claims without evidence Democrats plan to ‘steal’ election
Aug 25, 2020 12:06The first night of the US Republican National Convention on Monday passed with harsh diatribes directed at the Democratic Party, with President Donald Trump painting a bleak picture of the future for the American people under a Joe Biden administration and leveling the accusation that Democrats seek to “steal” the forthcoming election.
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Brand-new Iranian device tests for COVID-19 in seconds
Aug 25, 2020 07:44Iran’s nanotechnology initiative council unveiled a tiny device which detects the coronavirus in the sputum instead of blood and gives the results with over 97 percent reliability. It’s called the RDSS.
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Manmar crackdown anniv.
Aug 25, 2020 06:51Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have held a silent protest on the third anniversary of a crackdown on the Muslim minority by Myanmar that killed thousands of them.