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Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Syria, Yemen
Jun 11, 2020 00:50Senior adviser to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin discussed the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.
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Qatar welcomes ‘real’ initiative meant to end Saudi-led blockade: Envoy
Jun 11, 2020 00:41Qatar’s Ambassador to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi says Doha welcomes any genuine initiative that would end the economic and diplomatic blockade Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the gas-rich kingdom in June 2017.
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Iran working to mitigate COVID-19 impact on child workers
Jun 11, 2020 00:06Just like the rest of the world, Iran is working round the clock to provide child workers with health, education, nutrition and protection amid the coronavirus outbreak. Most of these unfortunate children are often selling gums and toys, or cleaning car windows on the streets of the capital Tehran and other big cities around the country.
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India reports nearly 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24-hours
Jun 10, 2020 14:30The number of coronavirus cases in India continued to rapidly increase Wednesday, with officials reporting nearly 10,000 new cases over the past 24 hours.
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US police violence in Minneapolis affirms why cops have no place in labor movement
Jun 10, 2020 11:00“The US police have no place in the labor movement. They are an anti-labor institution and share no interests with the working class. For over 200 years, they have operated at the behest of white elites to ensure that workers remain divided by race”, says Cedric de Leon, Director of the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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New humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Jun 10, 2020 10:52Saudi Arabia and its partners in crime have intensified their bombing campaign as the COVID-19 outbreak looms over Yemen. This is while efforts are underway through an emergency donor conference to support the war-torn country as it faces a coronavirus catastrophe in the sixth year of the Saudi-led military campaign. Aid groups have warned that the fast-spreading virus could wreak havoc after years of war and amid crippling funding shortages.
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World economy to contract at least 6% in 2020: OECD
Jun 10, 2020 10:24The global economy will contract at least six percent this year, with the unprecedented loss of income and "extraordinary uncertainty" caused by measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says.
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Over 140,000 cases recovered from COVID-19 in Iran
Jun 10, 2020 08:24The number of people who have recovered from the novel coronavirus in Iran has exceeded 140,000, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
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Palestine says not informed of second UAE ‘aid flight via Israel’
Jun 10, 2020 05:28The Palestinian Authority (PA) says it has not been officially informed about the United Arab Emirates’ alleged dispatch of medical aid supplies to Palestinians via Israel after an Emirati plane said to be loaded with medical supplies landed in the Occupied Territories.
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EAEU ideal opportunity for enhancement of Iran-Kyrgyzstan trade: President
Jun 10, 2020 01:23President Hassan Rouhani called for the promotion of trade ties with Kyrgyzstan within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).