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UN adopts resolution of global fight against COVID-19, fails to condemns US unilateral sanctions
Apr 03, 2020 03:01The UN General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution for the first time on the coronavirus pandemic, calling for “multilateralism” in the fight against the virus, but failed to condemn unilateral US sanctions against countries.
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US facing hunger crisis as coronavirus pandemic worsens
Apr 03, 2020 02:52The US is facing a hunger crisis as the worsening coronavirus pandemic cripples the economy and triggers the highest unemployment on record, forcing an unprecedented number of Americans to resort to food banks for emergency supplies, according to a report.
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US nurses protest about 'lack of preparedness' amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 03, 2020 02:46Nurses in multiple US states are protesting at what they call “lack of preparedness” as the number of people tested positive for the coronavirus across the country has reached nearly 245,000.
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US aircraft carrier's commander fired after pleading for help for sailors with coronavirus
Apr 03, 2020 02:37The US Navy has fired the commander of an aircraft carrier who had warned American sailors aboard the vessel would die unless the coronavirus-hit ship was evacuated.
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The UK government to build more emergency field hospitals
Apr 03, 2020 02:30The UK government said Friday it was rushing to build more emergency field hospitals ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus cases.
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Iran’s COVID-19 situation will greatly change in coming days: Health minister
Apr 03, 2020 02:18Iran's health minister has said that the country’s international standing in regards to containing the coronavirus outbreak will “greatly change” in coming days.
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UN envoy: No one fooled by US disinformation campaign against Iran
Apr 03, 2020 02:07Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says nobody will be duped by Washington's campaign of disinformation against Tehran, after the US secretary of state accused “Iranian diplomats” of “involvement” in an alleged assassination in Turkey.
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Iraq's PMU warns Trump not to take any hostile action against Iraqis, resistance groups
Apr 03, 2020 01:28Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance group, which is part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), has warned US President Donald Trump about taking any hostile measures against the Iraqi nation and resistance groups.
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Anti-siege committee calls for intl. action to help Gaza amid coronavirus outbreak
Apr 03, 2020 01:19An international committee fighting against the ongoing Israeli-imposed land, air, and sea blockade on the Gaza Strip has called for a collective international action to lift the siege as humanitarian and health conditions are deteriorating in the Palestinian enclave amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks nationwide ceasefire in Yemen
Apr 03, 2020 01:08UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire amid fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in the war-ravaged impoverished Arab nation.