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Iran’s Chabahar sees 15-fold rise in basic commodity arrivals
May 11, 2020 07:12Iran’s import of basic commodities in the current Iranian year –a period of around 7 weeks- via the southeastern Port City of Chabahar has risen by more than 15 times compared to the corresponding period a year earlier, an official said.
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Iran: IRGC, Basij volunteers prepare Ramadhan meals for needy
May 11, 2020 05:07Members of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij volunteers prepare boxes of food and disinfecting equipment to be distributed to the needy during the blessed month of Ramadhan at the Imam Khomeini mausoleum in Tehran. The COVID-19 respiratory disease has killed nearly 6,600 people and infected 107,603 people in Iran, according to authorities.
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Coronavirus, other diseases grip Yemen amid five-year Saudi imposed war
May 11, 2020 04:54The coronavirus has infected more people in Yemen, which has also been gripped by other diseases, as five years of Saudi imposed war on Yemen has shattered the country’s health system and infrastructure.
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US unemployment rate ‘to get worse’ amid pandemic: Treasury
May 11, 2020 02:54The US Treasury secretary says the unemployment rate reported by the government is likely to get worse amid lockdown measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran receiving orders for COVID-19 test kits from 8 countries: Official
May 11, 2020 02:34Iranian test kits used to determine the rate of immunity against the new coronavirus are becoming increasingly popular as several more countries are placing bulk orders for the diagnostic tools, says a senior Iranian official.
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China refutes 'two dozen lies' by US politicians over COVID-19 pandemic
May 10, 2020 12:14China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an article has strongly refuted two dozen "preposterous allegations" and "false claims" by some leading US politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Swiss humanitarian channel not enough to meet Iran’s needs: Takht Ravanchi
May 10, 2020 12:11Iran’s permanent Ambassador to the United Nations says the trade channel launched by a Swiss bank to help the Islamic Republic use its overseas funds to procure food and medicine for its people amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic has so far failed to meet the country’s needs.
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Unilateral sanctions hamper Syria’s fight against coronavirus pandemic: UN envoy
May 10, 2020 11:09Unilateral sanctions hamper Syria’s fight against coronavirus pandemic: UN envoy
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Leader: West doesn’t want its virus failures to be seen
May 10, 2020 07:17Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the Europeans do not want their failures in fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to be seen.
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Coronavirus lockdown aggravates Syrian refugees conditions
May 10, 2020 07:12Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse.