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This is unstoppable: America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge
Aug 12, 2020 11:44Three months ago, the Republican governor of Missouri Mike Parson chose not to wear a mask in a shop, because he said he wasn’t going to let the government tell him what to do. The governor of Missouri Mike Parson visited a hardware store to celebrate its reopening after he lifted Missouri’s coronavirus lockdown over the objections of health professionals and mayors of major cities.
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Iran to begin Phase III clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine: Minister
Aug 12, 2020 11:30Iran’s health minister Saeid Namaki says a home-grown vaccine meant to confront COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, is set to begin its third and final trial in the near future.
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Iran: Army ready for biological defense programs
Aug 12, 2020 09:46Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on Wednesday said the army is fully prepared to help the medical society in the battle with the coronavirus pandemic and participate in biological defense activities.
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US has lost 12,881,000 jobs since February. Lowest-paid workers are hit hardest
Aug 12, 2020 09:39Several US sectors continue to lose jobs. The publishing industry lost another 6,900 jobs, leaving employment 4.2 percent below year-ago levels. The motion picture industry lost 4,200 jobs. Employment is now 52.4 percent below year-ago levels. Mining lost 7,000 jobs, and employment in the sector is now at its lowest level since August of 2005.
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Number of COVID-19 recovery cases in Iran surpasses 290,000
Aug 12, 2020 08:59The number of coronavirus positive cases who have recovered from the viral disease in Iran has surpassed 290,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Russia rejects concerns about COVID-19 vaccine, stresses safety
Aug 12, 2020 07:44Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has rejected allegations that the country’s pioneering COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe, dismissing them as groundless and leveled by rival competitors.
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US, South Korea downsize military drills due to coronavirus pandemic: Media
Aug 12, 2020 03:50South Korea and the United States are reportedly scaling back their joint military drills this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK economic output collapses by 20.4% in second-quarter
Aug 12, 2020 03:37Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% between April and June, when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the largest contraction reported by any major economy so far, official figures showed on Wednesday.
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President: Iran making breakthrough in coronavirus vaccine production
Aug 12, 2020 03:18President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the promising steps that local scientists have taken in recent months in producing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
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GOP plan to slash unemployment benefits by $1,600 per month condemned as 'absolutely unacceptable'
Aug 11, 2020 14:57"Millions of Americans are out of work and millions of renters will soon face eviction," said advocacy group Patriotic Millionaires. "Meanwhile, Trump and Senate Republicans want to cut unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. Absolutely unacceptable."