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Number of Americans open to another COVID-19 lockdown falls off: Poll
Nov 11, 2020 13:47The number of American citizens open to another COVID-19 lockdown has declined in comparison to the spring, according to a new poll.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily death toll hits new record
Nov 11, 2020 12:09The daily death toll from the coronavirus in Iran once again broke a record after 462 patients died across the country over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Over 120 Palestinian inmates infected with COVID-19 inside Israeli jails
Nov 11, 2020 10:23A Palestinian human rights group says more than a hundred Palestinian prisoners have contracted coronavirus inside Israeli-run detention centers across the occupied territories, expressing grave concern over the health condition of the inmates.
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Iran launches new plan to tackle COVID-19
Nov 11, 2020 03:16The fourth stage of a nationwide health program kicked off in Iran on Tuesday to break the chain of transmission of the coronavirus with extensive screening activities and early detection.
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Trump faces growing fury over his refusal to concede defeat to Biden
Nov 10, 2020 17:14As Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered acceptance speeches Saturday night, November 7th Trump bucked the tradition of congratulating the winners and instead spent the evening tweeting out claims that he “won the election” and making allegations of fraud.
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Iran's COVID-19 cases surpass 700,000
Nov 10, 2020 11:32The Health Ministry has confirmed 10,339 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 703,288.
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UK sheds record number of jobs in pandemic fallout
Nov 10, 2020 09:35Britain's unemployment rate has jumped to 4.8 percent as the coronavirus pandemic destroys a record number of UK jobs, official data showed Tuesday.
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective: Pfizer
Nov 10, 2020 05:10Pfizer Inc says its experimental COVID-19 vaccine has been more than 90% effective, 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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'This is a tsunami... pay attention': Experts horrified as COVID-19 hits new record in US
Nov 09, 2020 12:20On top of the surge in COVID cases across the US, coronavirus hospitalizations are also soaring in more than a dozen states. The latest record-shattering coronavirus figures came days after Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, warned in an internal report dated November 2 that the U.S. is "entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this pandemic" and urged the Trump administration to take "much more aggressive action."
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COVID needs are urgent, but many US cities are prioritizing police funding instead
Nov 09, 2020 12:10World is in the midst of a global pandemic that has produced a massive economic crisis, in which millions are struggling to meet their basic needs. Meanwhile, in many American mid-sized cities – including Houston, San Diego and Pittsburgh — police funding continues unabated, even as funding for crucial programs is cut.