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The West practicing vaccine apartheid at a global level (2)
Apr 29, 2021 03:13A comparison of the number of doses of vaccine manufactured by the rich countries with the number of doses used by them in their own countries provides a clear picture of the extent of vaccine apartheid practiced by these countries.
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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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The West practicing vaccine apartheid at a global level (1)
Apr 28, 2021 09:46A comparison of the number of doses of vaccines manufactured by the rich countries with the number of doses used by them in their own countries provides a clear picture of the extent of vaccine apartheid practiced by these countries. An article in The New York Times in late March reveals, “Residents of wealthy and middle-income countries have received about 90% of the nearly 400 million vaccines delivered so far.”
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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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Why India’s worsening COVID crisis is a dire problem for the world
Apr 27, 2021 14:02The catastrophe unfolding in India appears to be the worst-case scenario that many feared from the COVID-19 pandemic: unable to find sufficient hospital beds, access to tests, medicines or oxygen, the country of 1.4 billion is sinking beneath the weight of infections.
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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.