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COVID-19 claims 461 lives in past 24 hours in Iran
Nov 13, 2020 08:54The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, claimed lived of other 461 people in the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death tally to 40,582.
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Storm Eta devastated lives of 1.2 million-plus children: UNICEF
Nov 13, 2020 04:53Tropical Storm Eta, which left more than 200 dead and missing in Central America, has "devastated the lives" of more than 1.2 million children in the region, according to UNICEF.
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Russia’s Aeroflot resumes restricted flights between Moscow and Tehran
Nov 13, 2020 03:47Russia’s Aeroflot resumes restricted flights between Moscow and Tehran
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US responsible for coronavirus deaths in Iran: Petroleum minister
Nov 13, 2020 02:18Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh says the United States is responsible for deaths of over 400 Iranians per day due to coronavirus infection as Washington prevents Tehran's access to financial resources it needs to fight the pandemic.
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Iran hopes to begin Phase III trials for COVID-19 vaccine in June
Nov 13, 2020 02:07A coronavirus vaccine being developed in Iran could reach Phase III trials in June, says a senior Iranian official.
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Fur trades and pandemics: Coronavirus and Denmark’s great mink massacre
Nov 12, 2020 15:40“The worst case scenario is a new pandemic, starting all over again out of Denmark,” came the words of a grave Kåre Mølbak, director of the Danish health authorities, the State Serum Institute. According to the Institute, COVID-19 infections were registered on 216 mink farms on November 6. Not only had such infections been registered; new variants, five different clusters in all, were also found.
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Russia says Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine 92% effective
Nov 12, 2020 09:15Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective, according to initial test results, its developers said on Wednesday, as Moscow races against its competitors in the West.
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Pfizer claims experimental COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective
Nov 12, 2020 06:03American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer Inc, says its experimental COVID-19 vaccine has been more than 90% effective and claimed this is a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the world's economy and upended daily life.
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Hospitalizations hit all-time high as US sets another record for COVID-19 cases
Nov 12, 2020 05:45Hospitals across the United States have come under pressure once again as the coronavirus infection rate climbed amid signs of a second wave of the outbreak.
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Two more people from Trump’s Election Night party at White House test positive for coronavirus
Nov 12, 2020 05:34Two more people who attended an Election Night party at the White House have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing the current tally of COVID-19 cases from the event to at least five, NBC News reported Wednesday.