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Arab League warns against Israel settlement expansion amid virus pandemic
Apr 14, 2020 01:24The Arab League has raised the alarm about the Israeli regime’s policy of expanding its illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories at a time when the whole world is scrambling to rein in the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran launching largest plant for face masks in West Asia
Apr 13, 2020 10:02Iran is launching the largest face mask plant in West Asia as authorities aim to exponentially increase production capacity for the protective gear in the time of a new coronavirus pandemic that has affected thousands of people in the country.
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Venezuela extends coronavirus quarantine for another 30 days
Apr 13, 2020 09:56Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day extension of the ongoing quarantine nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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China says not discriminating against ‘African brothers’ amid outbreak
Apr 13, 2020 09:50China has rejected accusations that it is discriminating against Africans amid the COVID-19 epidemic in the country.
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Muslims attacked, 'nearly lynched' amid coronavirus rumors in India: Report
Apr 13, 2020 09:44The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a spree of anti-Muslim attacks across India, with the Health Ministry of the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi claiming that Muslims are spreading the virus.
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China toughens border restrictions as imported virus cases rise
Apr 13, 2020 09:34China has decided to tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from aboard after the number of imported coronavirus cases in the country hit a record high.
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Fauci confirms reports Trump rebuffed social distancing advice
Apr 13, 2020 09:29US public health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has confirmed reports that President Donald Trump rebuffed his social distancing advice.
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Fed's Kashkari says US economy faces 'long, hard road' to recover from coronavirus
Apr 13, 2020 09:24The US economic recovery from the disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak will likely be a "long, hard road" in which some parts of the economy will periodically shut down and restart, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday.
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Tech firms shown to be using information to build ‘Covid-19 data store’
Apr 13, 2020 08:17British patients' confidential information is being used by tech firms in a data-mining operation that is part of the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to documents seen by The Guardian.
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US cannot treat world countries, intl. bodies as its subordinates: Iran
Apr 13, 2020 08:11Iran says the United States cannot treat world countries and international institutions as its property, and subject them to subordination.