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President Rouhani: Health Ministry must continue coronavirus screening across Iran
May 08, 2020 03:52President Hassan Rouhani urges continuation of the Health Ministry-mandated countrywide screening for the new coronavirus infection, saying the diagnostic procedures should even grow in scale to cover larger population groups.
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China denounces US for shifting blame over COVID-19 pandemic
May 08, 2020 01:18China has lambasted the United States for trying to shift the blame over the COVID-19 disease after President Donald Trump claimed that the global pandemic was a worse "attack" compared to Pearl Harbor or September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Birtions to stage International Quds Day rally amid coronavirus pandemic
May 08, 2020 01:05Pro-Palestinian groups in London and elsewhere across Britain plan to replace street rallies with online events to commemorate the International Quds Day as a deadly coronavirus pandemic has restricted mass gatherings across the globe.
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Iran expects Europe’s new initiative for lifting of US sanctions, Rouhani tells Austrian president
May 07, 2020 01:30The Iranian and Austrian presidents express opposition to the persisting US sanctions, saying the bans constitute an obstacle to provision of medical supplies needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic gripping the world.
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Millions more Americans join the unemployment line
May 07, 2020 12:06Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy and could remain elevated even as many parts of the country start to reopen.
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First coronavirus case in capital Sana'a brings Yemen to new battlefront
May 07, 2020 11:33Five months after the first case of coronavirus was reported in central China, the disease has now found its way to the Yemeni capital Sana’a.
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US’ ‘illegal’ sanctions hamper Iran’s fight against coronavirus pandemic: Russian FM
May 07, 2020 10:16Russia has voiced “complete solidarity” with Iran in the face of the United States’ illegal and inhumane sanctions, which have targeted the Islamic Republic notwithstanding Tehran’s ongoing uphill battle against the new coronavirus outbreak.
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6 dead, 1,000 hospitalized after gas leak at India chemical plant
May 07, 2020 03:02At least six people have been killed and at least a thousand hospitalized after a gas leak at a chemicals plant on the east coast of India, police said Thursday.
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NY governor says states making a mistake by reopening amid rising virus cases
May 07, 2020 02:53New York Governor has warned against reopening of economies in some US states amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus, saying the decision is based on politics, not facts and data.
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US prison COVID-19 infections hit 30,000: Study
May 07, 2020 02:47US jails have reported 30,000 cases of COVID-19 among prisoners and guards, according to a research group.