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US job losses pass 40 million as coronavirus crisis deepens
May 28, 2020 10:09Roughly 2.1 million people applied for US unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees.
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US coronavirus deaths pass 100,000 as country reopens
May 28, 2020 09:56More than 100,000 people in the US have now lost their lives to the new coronavirus less than four months after the contagion was first reported in the country.
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H1N1 vaccine used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development
May 28, 2020 09:53British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday that its previous flu pandemic vaccine, which used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development, was not linked to a rise in cases of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.
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UK temporarily closes North Korea embassy due to difficulties caused by coronavirus restrictions
May 28, 2020 09:46The United Kingdom has temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and pulled out its diplomatic personnel from the country, the UK ambassador to Pyongyang has announced.
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Nearly 113,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran
May 28, 2020 08:08Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpoor said on Thursday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 143,849, while nearly 113,000 of those infected have recovered from COVID-19.
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Iran ready to share experiences in coronavirus fight with Azerbaijan
May 28, 2020 08:01Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki expressed the country’s readiness to share the experiences in the fight against the novel coronavirus with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Iran slams unilateral sanctions on Syria
May 28, 2020 07:55A senior Iranian diplomat denounced the illegal and inhumane sanctions that have been unilaterally imposed on Syria, calling for efforts to help the Syrian people amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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UN chief denounces continued fighting despite previous call for coronavirus ceasefire
May 28, 2020 00:57United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has regretted the failure to heed his call for a global ceasefire aimed to focus efforts on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yemen: Leaked doc shows COVID-19 outbreak among Hadi supporters
May 27, 2020 12:09A leaked classified document from the Yemeni Defense Ministry of the Saudi-backed administration has revealed the outbreak of the novel coronavirus among militants supporting Yemen’s fugitive President Mansur Hadi.
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Euro zone economy to shrink between 8% and 12% in 2020: Lagarde
May 27, 2020 11:31The euro zone economy is likely to shrink between 8% and 12% this year as it struggles to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says.