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Iranian startups help deal with impacts of coronavirus pandemic
Jul 20, 2020 12:37The COVID-19 outbreak in Iran has turned out to be technology’s time to shine. The available technology to help fight the virus is not anything new, but the National Innovation Fund and startups are using just that to slow the transmission of the disease. This includes using smart phones to report sickness and mapping local clusters.
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Iran's official coronavirus death toll rises to 14,405
Jul 20, 2020 07:49Iranian Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 276,202, while over 240,000 have recovered from COVID-19.
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Iran, Iraq discuss joint action against terrorism, COVID-19
Jul 20, 2020 01:49The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq weighed plans at a meeting in Baghdad for the joint fight against terrorism and containment of the novel coronavirus.
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Iran’s exports to UAE surge by 8% in quarter to June: Official
Jul 20, 2020 00:52Iran’s exports to the United Arab Emirates increased by eight percent in the three-month period ending late June this year, says a senior Iranian trade official.
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Iran offers support package for innovative firms hit by coronavirus
Jul 20, 2020 00:44The Iranian government is offering a wide-ranging package to help protect some of the most dynamic sectors of the economy.
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WHO reports record rise in global COVID-19 cases for 2nd day in a row
Jul 19, 2020 06:11The World Health Organization (WHO) has, for a second day in a row, reported a record increase of almost 260,000 new coronavirus cases worldwide.
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Trump not to order Americans to wear masks despite pleas from Fauci
Jul 19, 2020 04:48US President Donald Trump says he will not order Americans to wear face masks amid an ongoing surge in the coronavirus cases across the United States.
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US divided over masks, schools as coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 again
Jul 18, 2020 11:12Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 70,000 across the nation for the second day in a row.
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Rouhani: 25 million Iranians have lived down coronavirus
Jul 18, 2020 09:48President Hassan Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with the coronavirus have overcome the disease, but another 30-35 million people are at risk of contracting it.
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.3 million
Jul 16, 2020 12:10New claims for US unemployment benefits were at 1.3 million last week, barely changed from a week prior as the world's largest economy faces a renewed assault by the coronavirus.