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Iran: States lecturing on human rights ignore impact of US sanctions on Iranians
Sep 30, 2020 06:27Tehran’s ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has censured Germany and several other countries for baselessly criticizing the human rights situation in Iran while trying to appease the United States by turning a blind eye to its criminal sanctions, which “grossly” violate the Iranian people’s most basic rights.
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UN chief appeals for ‘responsible’ pandemic leadership
Sep 30, 2020 02:14The Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, called Tuesday for ‘responsible leadership’ in a message released to mark the stunning one million deaths globally from COVID-19.
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How the pandemic deepened the poverty pit
Sep 29, 2020 16:38From about 1990, ever more families acquired a safety net. That might be bank savings, a sibling in New Delhi or New York sending money home or a state clinic providing free basic health care. They were crossing the great human divide that separates the defenseless from the protected. Then came this year’s unprecedented shock. Because COVID-19 is global, it often shreds all a family’s safety nets at once.
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Zarif wishes for closer strategic ties with China on its National Day
Sep 29, 2020 09:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran has congratulated China on its National Day, expressing hope for broader strategic cooperation between the two countries.
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Global coronavirus deaths pass 'agonizing milestone' of 1 million
Sep 29, 2020 09:01The global death toll from COVID-19 has risen past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.
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Trump admin begins shipping rapid coronavirus tests to states
Sep 29, 2020 03:01US President Donald Trump announced Monday the federal government will ship 100 million rapid coronavirus tests to states by the end of the year.
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Iran Intelligence Ministry breaks up illegal network dealing in virus drugs
Sep 28, 2020 14:36Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has arrested members of a network active in illegal selling of drugs used to treat the disease caused by the deadly new coronavirus as the country grapples with the third wave of the pandemic.
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Coronavirus cases in Iran close to 450,000
Sep 28, 2020 12:10The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Iran is about to hit 450,000, the Health Ministry said.
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UK eyes tougher COVID-19 restrictions for England as outbreak spreads
Sep 28, 2020 10:36The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socializing, a junior health minister said on Monday.
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UN urges global solidarity, calls pandemic ‘dress rehearsal’ for future challenges
Sep 28, 2020 07:56World leaders have expressed concern and voiced grievances about the global status of the coronavirus pandemic, with United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres describing the health crisis as “not only a wake-up call” but “a dress rehearsal” for challenges that the international community may face in the future.