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Social discontent mounting in Italy amid socio-economic crisis due to pandemic
Apr 29, 2021 01:24New protests have been held in Italy's capital Rome as tens of thousands of workers fear losing their occupation. More than 500,000 jobs have been lost in Italy since the start of the pandemic last year.
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US sanctions prevent digital equality needed to fight COVID crisis: Takht-Ravanchi
Apr 28, 2021 12:22Iran’s UN ambassador warns that the United States’ illegal sanctions run directly counter to the “digital equality” that developing countries direly need today to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
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India’s coronavirus deaths exceed 200,000 after record surge in cases
Apr 28, 2021 10:50India’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections.
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Coronavirus cases in Iran surpass 2.45 million
Apr 28, 2021 06:33The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 2,459,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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European Parliament approves post-Brexit trade deal with UK
Apr 28, 2021 06:19The European Parliament has voted to ratify the EU trade deal with the United Kingdom, but at the same time issued bitter final warnings that trouble lies ahead in cross-Channel ties.
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Iran closes land borders with Pakistan amid COVID surge
Apr 28, 2021 01:05Iran is closing its land borders with Pakistan to passenger travel amid growing fears that a highly infectious variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) found in India could hit the country hard amid a renewed surge in infection cases.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Over 3,300 new cases hospitalized
Apr 27, 2021 07:32Health Ministry’s Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said the number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours has surpassed 3,300 cases.
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India besieged with staggering COVID storm
Apr 27, 2021 01:37For the 5th consecutive day India has recorded an overwhelming number of COVID-19 infections. The country logged around 350,000 fresh cases and about 2,700 deaths, raising fears of further devastation and dismay among its citizens.
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COVID daily death toll in Iran sets new record, soars past 490
Apr 26, 2021 07:03Iran’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 496 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day toll since the viral disease broke out in February 2020.
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US hoards COVID-19 vaccines amid global shortage: Report
Apr 26, 2021 04:00The United States has hoarded tens of millions of COVID vaccine doses that it may never use, amid growing calls by international health experts for a coordinated global vaccine effort to tackle the pandemic.