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Iran to reopen holy shrines, sports arenas and universities after Ramadhan
May 17, 2020 11:04Iran plans to reopen sports arenas, universities and mosques in areas which have been consistently free from coronavirus infections.
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Australia says calls for easing tensions with China still unanswered
May 17, 2020 07:23Australia says China has not yet responded to requests to discuss the easing of tensions, amid a trade dispute that erupted after Canberra called for an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, insinuating that Beijing was to blame.
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30 Indian migrant workers, caught in coronavirus lockdown, die in road accidents
May 17, 2020 05:35At least 30 Indian migrant workers were killed Saturday in road accidents as they tried to return to their home villages during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, officials said.
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British police arrest 19 at London protest against social distancing
May 17, 2020 05:29London police arrested 19 people on Saturday for deliberately breaking social distancing guidelines in protest against the rules, on the first weekend since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a slight loosening of England’s lockdown.
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Health minister: Iran outshining Europe, US in coronavirus fight
May 17, 2020 02:13Despite facing tough foreign sanctions, the Islamic Republic is outperforming Europe and the US in handling the fight against the novel coronavirus, Iranian Health Minister Sa’eed Namaki said.
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Iran announces lowest daily COVID-19 death toll in 70 days
May 17, 2020 01:57Iran has recorded its lowest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus over the past 70 days, the Health Ministry spokesman announced Saturday.
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US spreads division, violence instead of fighting COVID-19 outbreak: Iran
May 17, 2020 01:37The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has lashed out at the United States for pressing ahead with its acts of sabotage while the world is in need of a united fight against the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying Washington is continues to encourage division and violence across the globe.
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Iran allocates $75 million to jobless benefits for coronavirus
May 17, 2020 01:08Iranian authorities say a new rescue scheme is available to the main pension fund in the country to pay for its unemployment benefits amid a coronavirus pandemic that has left many jobless.
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India's coronavirus infections surpass China but officials upbeat
May 16, 2020 12:30India’s total novel coronavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday, taking it past China, where the pandemic originated last year, though a strict lockdown enforced since late March has reduced the rate of contagion.
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US House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill opposed by Trump and Republicans
May 16, 2020 12:08The US House of Representatives has approved a $3 trillion bill introduced by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus crisis and bolstering a shattered US economy.