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Post-coronavirus modern world order will not be Western type: Iran FM
Jul 28, 2020 02:03Iran’s foreign minister says the new world order, which will emerge following the deadly coronavirus pandemic, will not be of a Western type.
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The world needs a ‘people’s vaccine’ for coronavirus, not a big-pharma monopoly
Jul 27, 2020 11:58Once a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine is discovered, the only barrier to providing sufficient doses should be the world’s manufacturing capacity. But other artificial barriers stand in the way. The intellectual property laws that grant pharmaceutical companies the exclusive rights to produce a particular medicine for a certain number of years are intended to reward investment and innovation into new medicines.
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UK economic recovery delayed for another four years
Jul 27, 2020 11:25The prospects of the UK economy returning to its pre-pandemic size are in shambles. To underscore the crisis, unemployment has increased to 9 percent from 3.9 percent in barely a month.
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PM urges Britain to get fit following his own encounter with Covid-19
Jul 27, 2020 09:28Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain to lose “a little bit of weight” on Monday, using his own struggle with his weight before he contracted the novel coronavirus to encourage people to take more exercise.
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Iranian Remdesivir to come onto market in days
Jul 27, 2020 07:52Iranian-made Remdesivir, an antiviral medication for the treatment of coronavirus patients, will be put on the market within the next few days, an official said.
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UK ministers accused of creating a sense of “panic and loss of control” over Spain travel advice
Jul 27, 2020 02:16Ministers stand accused of creating a sense of “panic and loss of control” due to the sudden decision to scrap an air bridge agreement with Spain and reimpose stringent quarantine measures.
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Iran: Chabahar port takes delivery of large sugar cargo
Jul 26, 2020 12:18Iran’s largest ocean port reports increased operations for unloading staples despite a global outbreak of coronavirus that has affected trade activities across the world.
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As poor and working class in US face financial cliff, Bezos grew record-setting $13 billion richer on a single day
Jul 26, 2020 11:54While the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has led to a historic increase in unemployment and a new reliance on food banks and SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder is among the elite set of American billionaires who have seen their net worth skyrocket since the pandemic began.
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Trump and DeVos’s plan to reopen schools hides a sinister agenda
Jul 26, 2020 11:50As Trump and DeVos demand that all schools open in the fall, despite the obvious health hazards to tens of millions of people, we can recognize their cynical plan as part of a long-term strategy by conservatives to eliminate democracy’s most important foundation — an informed populace based on quality education for all.
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EU leaders in bitter clash over Covid-19 recovery package
Jul 26, 2020 11:49Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, accused his Dutch counterpart of using the same methods as his country’s former communist leaders on Sunday, as EU leaders publicly clashed during tense and acrimonious negotiations over the terms of a proposed €1.8tn budget and recovery package for the bloc.