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Number of COVID-19 recovery cases in Iran surpasses 290,000
Aug 12, 2020 08:59The number of coronavirus positive cases who have recovered from the viral disease in Iran has surpassed 290,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Russia rejects concerns about COVID-19 vaccine, stresses safety
Aug 12, 2020 07:44Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has rejected allegations that the country’s pioneering COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe, dismissing them as groundless and leveled by rival competitors.
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US, South Korea downsize military drills due to coronavirus pandemic: Media
Aug 12, 2020 03:50South Korea and the United States are reportedly scaling back their joint military drills this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK economic output collapses by 20.4% in second-quarter
Aug 12, 2020 03:37Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% between April and June, when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the largest contraction reported by any major economy so far, official figures showed on Wednesday.
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President: Iran making breakthrough in coronavirus vaccine production
Aug 12, 2020 03:18President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the promising steps that local scientists have taken in recent months in producing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
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Iran hosts virtual meeting of East Mediterranean health ministers
Aug 11, 2020 12:14Tehran hosts the East Mediterranean health ministers’ virtual meeting. The idea is to advance a joint response and coordinate an action plan for combating the COVID-19 pandemic and relieving its implications on the friendly nations.
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Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine: Putin
Aug 11, 2020 09:30President Vladimir Putin says Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.
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Trump suggests some states may 'pay nothing' as part of unemployment plan
Aug 10, 2020 09:05The memo Trump signed Saturday extends the enhanced unemployment benefits that expired about two weeks ago. The benefits will be lowered from $600 to $400 per week, with states required to cover 25 percent of the cost.
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UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7
Aug 10, 2020 08:55Britain’s economy will be officially declared in recession this week for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, as the coronavirus outbreak plunges the country into the deepest slump on record.
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Human trials of coronavirus vaccine in Iran to begin soon: Official
Aug 10, 2020 01:09Human trials on a potential coronavirus vaccine are due to start in Iran within the next two weeks, an official said.