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Afghanistan likely to face ’health disaster’ amid coronavirus
May 01, 2020 06:37A US watchdog report warns that the coronavirus outbreak is likely to cause a health disaster in Afghanistan, which is still plagued by war, despite a peace deal between the Taliban and the US.
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Trump says virus may have originated in China lab, threatens tariffs
May 01, 2020 03:47US President Donald Trump has threatened China with new tariffs amid the coronavirus outbreak he blames Beijing for.
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Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
May 01, 2020 02:58Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.
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Iran’s Zarif discusses war on coronavirus with foreign officials
May 01, 2020 02:11Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with a number of officials from the neighboring countries to coordinate efforts in the battle with the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions dwindling in Iran: President
May 01, 2020 02:01President Hassan Rouhani said the number of people contracting the novel coronavirus or being admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 infection is on the decline across the country.
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Over 75,000 patients recover from COVID-19 in Iran
May 01, 2020 01:49The number of coronavirus patients recovering and being released from the hospital in Iran has exceeded 75,100 as of Thursday, while the number of deaths has decreased compared to a day before.
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Iran, Turkmenistan discuss concerted action against COVID-19
May 01, 2020 01:44President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkmen counterpart weighed plans to enhance cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic and resume the normal trade ties between the two neighbors.
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Economic sanctions on Syria halt combat against COVID-19: UN envoy
Apr 30, 2020 12:59Syria’s UN ambassador has warned that unilateral and coercive economic sanctions by some countries as part of their "terrorist war" against the Arab country are preventing Syrians from obtaining even their basic needs and hindering efforts by Damascus to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctors, nurses and workers demand govt. help as Italy prepares to ease lockdown
Apr 30, 2020 11:33Four days before Italy begins to gradually lift strict lockdown restrictions, people across the country are increasingly frustrated by the social and economic problems that two months of quarantine has brought.
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Iran to name ‘white’ coronavirus-free counties soon: President Rouhani
Apr 30, 2020 11:30President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will soon name those counties, which have been identified as “white zones” with regard to the new coronavirus outbreak, in the near future and will also announce regulations governing expected loosening of anti-virus restrictions.