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Thousands protest against Sydney lockdown restrictions
Jul 24, 2021 03:00Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases.
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White House: Facebook and YouTube spreading vaccine misinformation
Jul 24, 2021 01:49The White House has blamed Facebook and YouTube for spreading misinformation about COVID vaccines and said the American social media giants are not doing enough to stop it, according to sources familiar with the Biden administration's thinking.
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Fireworks mark start of Olympics opening ceremony
Jul 24, 2021 00:56Japan has officially inaugurated the 2020 Olympics after a one-year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Basketball star Samad Nikkhah Bahrami and 2019 World Cup bronze medalist shooter Hanieh Rostami led out the Iranian delegation at the opening ceremony.
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Leader receives second dose of home-made COVID vaccine
Jul 23, 2021 05:15Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has blamed the disruption in people’s access to coronavirus vaccines on breach of promises by foreign vaccine sellers, reiterating his call for self-reliance in vaccine production.
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Iran COVID-19 update: 21,814 new cases, 210 deaths
Jul 23, 2021 10:21According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 21,814 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours and 210 people have lost their lives.
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Anger over France’s new COVID rules re-energizes Yellow Vests
Jul 23, 2021 08:50Public anger against the French government’s renewed measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has re-invigorated the Yellow Vest protest movement, insisting that the move amounts to an attack on civil liberties.
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WHO concerned over 'long term' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health
Jul 22, 2021 14:28The mental health impact of the pandemic will be "long-term and far-reaching", the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, as experts and leaders called for action on COVID-linked anxiety and stress.
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Food supply chains in UK ‘on edge of failing’ amid ‘pingdemic’ fears
Jul 22, 2021 11:16UK food supply chains are “right on the edge of failing,” a meat industry agency has warned, as the UK's COVID app “pingdemic” has thrown British companies into chaos.
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Coronavirus death toll in Iran surpasses 88,000
Jul 22, 2021 07:07The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Iran exceeded 88,000 on Thursday amid an increase in the number of new cases and hospital admissions.
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Over 2,700 new COVID cases hospitalized in Iran
Jul 21, 2021 06:45The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours surpassed 2,700, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.