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Trump renews threat to cut ties with China
Jun 19, 2020 01:51US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to sever relations with China, saying Washington could pursue a “complete decoupling from” Beijing.
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President: Iran moving forward on path of progress despite coronavirus
Jun 18, 2020 23:15President Hassan Rouhani said the outbreak of the coronavirus has not brought economic activities in the country to a halt, describing the inauguration of new projects as a testimony to Iran’s economic unfaltering progress.
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Almost 157,000 patients recover from coronavirus in Iran
Jun 18, 2020 22:50Nearly 157,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Armenia lifts restrictions on border with Iran: Government
Jun 18, 2020 13:58Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) has announced that restrictions at the country’s main border crossing with Iran has been lifted nearly four months after they were introduced to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over one percent of humanity displaced due to war, persecution: UN
Jun 18, 2020 09:57More than one percent of the world's population - a record 80 million people - have now been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday.
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Palestinian health minister warns against dramatic increase of COVID-19 cases
Jun 18, 2020 04:31Palestinian health minister has warned against an exponential increase in the confirmed cases of coronavirus infections across the Israeli-occupied territories as the Palestinian Authority is struggling to cope with the pandemic with its limited resources and weak healthcare system besides the Tel Aviv regime’s restrictions.
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Amnesty decries Kuwait, Bahrain coronavirus apps as ‘highly invasive’
Jun 18, 2020 03:58Amnesty International has censured Kuwait and Bahrain over the use of applications for tracing those who have come in contact with confirmed coronavirus patients, stating that the programs infringe upon the privacy of hundreds of thousands of people.
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Iran reports highest daily death toll from coronavirus in more than two months
Jun 17, 2020 11:16Iran reports 120 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, hitting the highest single-day death toll in more than two months.
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak
Jun 17, 2020 10:34Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
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Trump critical of FDA decision to revoke emergency use of drug he has promoted for COVID-19
Jun 17, 2020 03:30The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump, who said only US agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus.