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Coronavirus crisis could cost global economy $82 trillion: Report
May 21, 2020 08:31The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy up to $82 trillion as most countries have slid into a serious recession due to the fallout of the fatal disease, a new report shows.
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Earlier lockdown measures could have saved thousands of American lives, study says
May 21, 2020 07:12A new study shows that thousands of lives could have been saved in the United States if the country had implemented lockdowns and social distancing measures just two weeks earlier to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Iran, Kazakhstan weigh plans to boost Caspian trade
May 21, 2020 01:32The presidents of Iran and Kazakhstan called for the expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries, proposing a rise in trade exchanges via the Caspian Sea.
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Iran reports zero coronavirus deaths in 10 provinces
May 21, 2020 01:27There was not a single death from the novel coronavirus in 10 provinces of Iran over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Iran hits out at US for threatening to permanently cut WHO funds amid coronavirus
May 21, 2020 00:40Iran has criticized US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to the World Health Organization (WHO) over COVID-19 handling amid the global battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden says Trump’s actions are ‘absolutely irresponsible’
May 20, 2020 15:06The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has criticized US President Donald Trump over his comments about taking an anti-malaria drug, dubbed as hroxychloroquine, to prevent coronavirus despite warnings from the medical community.
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US, China trade barbs at UN, amid spat over pandemic
May 20, 2020 04:58Representatives from China and the United States have traded barbs at a United Nations Security Council meeting, as the US continues to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic without evidence.
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UAE’s Etihad Airways makes first known flight to Occupied Palestine amid normalization attempts
May 20, 2020 04:39The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state-owned Etihad Airways has made a first known flight to the Israeli-Occupied Territories with the alleged goal of delivering aid to Palestinians as Arab regimes and Tel Aviv scale up their attempts to normalize relations.
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Iranian minister orders reopening of outdoor recreational centers
May 20, 2020 02:36Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan ordered the reopening of open-air recreational centers, parks and mountaineering sites in compliance with the health protocols.
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Over 97,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran
May 20, 2020 02:06Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman said the number of people who have fully recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country has surpassed 97,000.