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Trump curbs immigration amid anger over his handling of virus pandemic
Apr 23, 2020 07:03US President Donald Trump has suspended immigration to the United States, claiming the move is aimed at protecting his people and their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran, Turkey stress preserving bilateral trade ties under coronavirus pandemic guidelines
Apr 23, 2020 04:09Iran and Turkey have called for maintaining bilateral trade relations while sticking to the health guidelines issued to rein in a new coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the two neighbors hard.
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Indian government under fire for intimidating Kashmir journalists
Apr 23, 2020 03:48The Indian government is under fire for intimidating the media against the backdrop of its police charging journalists in Kashmir with ‘anti-national’ activities.
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US mass incarceration could add 100,000 deaths to coronavirus toll: US study
Apr 23, 2020 03:13As many as 100,000 more people could die in the US from the coronavirus if jail populations across the mass incarceration-addicted country are not dramatically and immediately reduced, a US study says.
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US doctor fired over prioritizing science, opposing Trump’s favorite hydroxychloroquine
Apr 23, 2020 03:07The doctor heading the federal office tasked with battling the COVID-19 pandemic says he was forced out over opposing broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, which President Donald Trump has promoted as cure for the novel coronavirus.
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EU regrets US attempts to block Iran’s IMF loan request
Apr 23, 2020 01:35The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily infections drop by 53 percent in past 18 days
Apr 23, 2020 01:23Iran’s health minister says the rate of daily coronavirus infections across the country has decreased by over 50 percent in the past 18 days.
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US should help own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening Iran: IRGC commander
Apr 22, 2020 13:34The US government should focus on saving its own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening countries like Iran, says the Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi.
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South Africa: Police officers detained for flouting lockdown orders
Apr 22, 2020 13:07Scores of government officials, including 89 police officers, have been arrested for flouting South Africa's coronavirus regulations, many of them for selling confiscated liquor, the police minister said on Wednesday.
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Trump’s support for rallies against virus lockdown shows US in disarray: President Rouhani
Apr 22, 2020 08:19President at a cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday said that the recent expression of support by his US counterpart for street protests against virus-related restrictions introduced by legal state governors shows America is in a “complete shambles,” noting that the chaotic situation there should serve as a “salutary lesson” for Iran.