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COVID-19 outbreak could peak again, Iranian official warns
Apr 22, 2020 00:47An Iranian deputy minister of health cautioned that the novel coronavirus outbreak could reach a new peak again all over the world.
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Europe must counter illegal US moves amid virus pandemic: President Rouhani
Apr 21, 2020 12:38President Hassan Rouhani has told the Spanish PM that Spain and the European Union in general should fulfill their duties and stand up to illegal US moves at a time that Washington’s economic terrorism have caused serious problems for the Iranian people in their fight against a new coronavirus outbreak.
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UK’s Health Department accused of coronavirus disinformation campaign
Apr 21, 2020 14:08On the day it was revealed there have been an additional 823 coronavirus-related deaths in British hospitals, the government has come under pressure to come clean about possible disinformation campaigns.
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India: Hospitals rejecting Muslims amid coronavirus pandemic, 2 babies die
Apr 21, 2020 14:02Two babies have died in India after hospitals refused to admit their Muslim mothers over their faith, as the pandemic is causing a spike in discrimination against minority Muslims in the country.
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Most Americans continue to disapprove of Trump's handling of coronavirus: Poll
Apr 21, 2020 12:19A majority of American voters continue to disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and don’t trust what he says about the health crisis, according to a new survey.
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WHO says life with coronavirus must be considered new normal +World updates
Apr 21, 2020 08:32The World Health Organization (WHO) says life with the new coronavirus must be considered a new normal until vaccination or effective treatment is developed for the disease caused by the pathogen (COVID-19).
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ICRC helps SE Asian states contain coronavirus in congested prisons
Apr 21, 2020 06:32The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has rushed to help Southeast Asian countries prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among prison population.
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Myanmar ships 800 freed Rohingya prisoners back to Rakhine
Apr 21, 2020 03:03Myanmar shipped hundreds of recently released Rohingya inmates back to the country's restive western borderlands on Monday, after fears that its overcrowded prisons could become hotbeds for runaway coronavirus outbreaks.
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Palestinian, Jordanian prisoners in Saudi jails deprived of medical treatment, only given sedatives: Official
Apr 21, 2020 03:00The head of the Committee of the Jordanian Political Prisoners in Saudi Arabia, Khader al-Mashaikh, says Palestinian and Jordanian nationals currently being held in jails across Saudi Arabia are denied proper medical treatment, and are simply given sedatives in case of complications.
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Wall Street drops as oil traders cannot give away US crude
Apr 21, 2020 02:58Wall Street tumbled on Monday after US crude futures turned negative for the first time ever, with traders forced to pay to unload crude as the May contract expired during a global economic slump unleashed by the coronavirus outbreak.