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Iran: Shrines, cultural sites to reopen; workers to return to work
May 23, 2020 08:00President Hassan Rouhani says museums and historical sites are to reopen on Sunday to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that end the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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George Soros says EU may not survive coronavirus crisis
May 23, 2020 07:49Billionaire financier George Soros said the European Union could break apart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic unless the block issued perpetual bonds to help weak members such as Italy.
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Brazil overtakes Russia as world's 2nd coronavirus epicenter
May 23, 2020 07:17Brazil became the world No. 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that 330,890 people had been infected by the virus, overtaking Russia, the Health Ministry said.
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Drug touted by Trump as COVID-19 treatment tied to increased risk of death: study
May 23, 2020 02:23The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which US President Donald Trump says he has been taking and has urged others to use, was tied to increased risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a large study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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San Francisco sanctions once-shunned homeless encampments
May 23, 2020 02:15San Francisco is joining other US cities in authorizing homeless tent encampments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move officials have long resisted but are now reluctantly embracing to safeguard homeless people.
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COVID-19 exposes US systemic devaluation of elderly and dementia patients
May 22, 2020 14:37According to official reports, a staggering one-third of coronavirus deaths across the United States are linked to nursing homes. The US state of New Jersey reports that nearly 40% of coronavirus-related deaths are linked to nursing facilities. The latest CDC guidance states that, given their congregate nature and the resident population served — older adults often with underlying chronic medical conditions — nursing home populations are at the very highest risk of being affected by COVID-19.
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Hunger pandemic in the US
May 22, 2020 13:56Food banks in the US are completely slammed right now because state support isn’t accessible to all households affected by the economic downturn — and doesn’t provide enough money even for those who can use it — food banks are now trying to fill in a much bigger gap than they usually have to deal with.
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Hezbollah says Palestinian land should return to its rightful owners
May 22, 2020 12:20Hezbollah’s stance on the Palestinian cause has not changed in the face of recent developments in the Occupied Territories, says the Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement, insisting that the Palestinian land should return to its rightful owners.
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UN says Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads
May 22, 2020 12:11The United Nations warns that urgent funding is needed to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak in Yemen, where the healthcare system has collapsed as a result of the Saudi-led coalition’s devastating campaign.
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British coronavirus vaccine: Human trials to include 10,000
May 22, 2020 10:21Oxford University and AstraZeneca are recruiting around 10,000 adults and children in Britain for trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a day after receiving U.S. backing worth up to $1.2 billion.