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Zarif: US ‘vengefully’ refusing to lift sanctions; all responsible for any destructive ramifications
Mar 19, 2020 02:54Iran has lashed out at the US for “vengefully” refusing to lift its “unlawful and collective punishment” amid the country’s battle against the COVID19 outbreak, stressing all countries need to work together if they seek to emerge victorious against the fatal pandemic.
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UK privately pressing US to ease Iran sanctions: Report
Mar 19, 2020 02:45The British government is pressing the United States to ease its sanctions against Iran amid a coronaviorus outbreak in the country which has infected thousands of people, says a report.
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US stoking health crisis in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak: Iranian embassy in Russia
Mar 19, 2020 02:28The United States is deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis situation in Iran by imposing sanctions on the country, stripping its citizens of the necessary medical equipment during the coronavirus epidemic, the Iranian embassy in Moscow says.
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Scottish government cancels Indyref plans due to Coronavirus pandemic
Mar 18, 2020 15:31The coronavirus outbreak has forced the Scottish government to abandon its plans to hold a referendum on Scottish independence later this year.
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UNESCO says 850mn students out of school in 102 countries
Mar 18, 2020 15:27UNESCO says over 850 million young people, which is about half the world's student population, are out of school due to the closure of schools and universities in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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No evidence shows COVID-19 originated in Wuhan: Chinese expert
Mar 18, 2020 14:18China's leading respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan said there is no evidence to prove the origins of COVID-19 were in China, and it is irresponsible to jump to any conclusion now.
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US announced illegal sanctions amid Iran's fight with coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020 14:13The United States has imposed illegal sanctions against some Iranian, Chinese, Hong Kong and South African firms.
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Iranian physicians urge regional leaders to take action to destroy US biological labs
Mar 18, 2020 13:40A group of Iranian physicians have written a letter to certain regional heads of state, urging them to take necessary measures to destroy “all of the US biological laboratories,” amid reports and speculation that the global coronavirus outbreak has been caused by unidentified laboratories spreading the epidemic as part of a "biological warfare."
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Coronavirus cases surge in South Asia as countries try to stem epidemic
Mar 18, 2020 13:35The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Indian subcontinent has topped 500 amid fears that inadequate health facilities could be overwhelmed in a region home to nearly 1.9 billion people.
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President Rouhani: Iran outdid Western countries in virus response
Mar 18, 2020 09:06President Hassan Rouhani has hailed Iran’s response to the new coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the marked quality of Tehran’s performance compared to that of some major Western countries similarly affected by the fast-spreading disease.