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Iran oil sector avoided layoffs during pandemic: Minister
May 20, 2020 00:55Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says the massive oil industry in the country has managed to survive the economic impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic without laying off a single worker.
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Pelosi warns 'morbidly obese' Trump not to take hydroxychloroquine
May 19, 2020 14:06US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has advised "morbidly obese" President Donald Trump, who has a heart condition and takes drugs to reduce high cholesterol, of taking hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for the coronavirus caused disease COVID-19.
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Tehran hosts international exhibition of COVID-19 posters
May 19, 2020 09:15An international poster exhibition has opened in Tehran with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 deadliest in New York's black, Latino neighborhoods
May 19, 2020 09:07New data shows New York City’s black and Latino neighborhoods have seen death rates from the coronavirus nearly 15 times higher than others, highlighting social disparities in access to health care in the US.
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US smearing WHO to distract from own botched response to outbreak: China
May 19, 2020 07:02China says the United States is accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of being biased toward China in an attempt to distract attention from his administration’s botched response to the coronavirus epidemic.
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US’ ‘inhumane, unilateral’ sanctions cause suffering for people: Iran health minister
May 19, 2020 03:28Iran’s health minister says unilateral sanctions imposed on the country by the administration of US President Donald Trump are inhumane and cause suffering and pain for people.
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World paying heavy price for contradictory virus strategies: UN chief
May 19, 2020 02:49United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has criticized a disjointed approach to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, saying the world is “paying a heavy price” for following different strategies to fight the deadly virus.
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US health experts warn of new wave of coronavirus infections
May 19, 2020 01:40US health experts have warned about the possibility of a new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths as more US states begin to open.
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Iran urges resumption of border trade with Iraq
May 18, 2020 09:17President Hassan Rouhani called for the resumption of trade exchanges with Iraq while observing the health regulations following a hiatus in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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China has been open, transparent in fight against COVID-19: President Xi
May 18, 2020 09:59President Xi Jinping says China supports a ‘comprehensive’ inquiry into the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic after it ‘has been brought under control,’ stressing that Beijing has acted with ‘openness and transparency’ in dealing with the contagious disease since its outbreak.