-
Clashes flare in lock-down Greece on 1973 student revolt anniversary
Nov 17, 2020 14:19Demonstrators commemorating a bloody 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece clashed with police on Tuesday trying to enforce a ban on public gatherings imposed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
-
Iran unveils advanced rapid antigen test kit able to detect coronavirus
Nov 17, 2020 08:15Iran has unveiled a new generation of homegrown test kits that allow rapid detection of the new coronavirus with high accuracy in less than half an hour.
-
Iranian vaccine makes it to human clinical trials
Nov 17, 2020 04:03Amid a global rush to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, Iranian vaccines now are making headlines.
-
Istanbul mayor calls for new lockdown to contain pandemic
Nov 17, 2020 03:56It seems the growing number of Coronavirus infections and deaths has not yet sounded the alarm in Turkey' government offices to impose another lockdown in the country.
-
Coronavirus death toll in Iran close to 42,000
Nov 16, 2020 10:06The death toll from COVID-19 infection in Iran is about to hit 42,000 after recording the highest single-day fatalities.
-
Covid-19 soars to new heights in US
Nov 16, 2020 06:03According to data from Johns Hopkins, the number of coronavirus infections in the U.S. increased by more than 136,000 between Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11th and 10th while over 1,420 Americans died from Covid-19 during that time period, bringing the death toll to roughly 240,000. The U.S. is heading for a "dark winter," a "Covid hell," the "darkest days of the pandemic."
-
11 percent of US adults go hungry as Trump and McConnell fixate on challenging election results
Nov 16, 2020 05:51Federal data shows nearly 11 percent of American adults – including up to 14 percent of adults living with children — report their households do not have enough to eat. Hopes that Congress will pass another pandemic relief package before the end of the year are growing dim, as President Donald Trump fixates attention on trying to overturn the election that he, as the US media projected, lost.
-
US adds 184,000 coronavirus cases in one day, with no end in sight
Nov 16, 2020 05:29The US added more than 184,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the fourth day in a row that the country has set a record for daily infections, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus Resource Center.
-
President Rouhani urges mobilization of Iranians in coronavirus battle
Nov 16, 2020 03:34President Hassan Rouhani in a statement released ahead of implementing the “Comprehensive Coronavirus Combat Plan” to tackle the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, called for mobilization of the entire nation and the government to deal with the pandemic.
-
Daily coronavirus cases in Iran exceed 12,500
Nov 15, 2020 10:31The number of Iranians who have tested positive for the coronavirus infection during the past 24 hours has hit a new record again with over 12,500 patients detected, the Health Ministry said Sunday.