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Iran hits out at US for threatening to permanently cut WHO funds amid coronavirus
May 21, 2020 00:40Iran has criticized US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to the World Health Organization (WHO) over COVID-19 handling amid the global battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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US university leading COVID response leaves black workers behind
May 20, 2020 15:22The coronavirus’s health impact is amplified by a century of discriminatory housing policies in the United States of America like segregation and red-lining, which denied wealth building opportunities to Black families and contributed to the nation’s racial wealth gap.
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Biden says Trump’s actions are ‘absolutely irresponsible’
May 20, 2020 15:06The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has criticized US President Donald Trump over his comments about taking an anti-malaria drug, dubbed as hroxychloroquine, to prevent coronavirus despite warnings from the medical community.
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Leader on Coronavirus: Iranians record another historic Jihad 2
May 20, 2020 09:18Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on May 10 in his speech through videoconference with the participation of President Hassan Rouhani, members of the National Anti-Coronavirus Headquarters and senior military commanders, said that while the US and Europe have failed to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, the Iranian nation has recorded another historic jihad.
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New study shows coronavirus has been a massive boon for America’s billionaires
May 20, 2020 06:26America’s billionaires have seen their wealth increase by 12.5 percent during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, released a study on Thursday showing that, in the eight weeks between March 18 and May 14, the country’s super wealthy have added a further $368.8 billion to their already enormous fortunes.
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US, China trade barbs at UN, amid spat over pandemic
May 20, 2020 04:58Representatives from China and the United States have traded barbs at a United Nations Security Council meeting, as the US continues to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic without evidence.
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UAE’s Etihad Airways makes first known flight to Occupied Palestine amid normalization attempts
May 20, 2020 04:39The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state-owned Etihad Airways has made a first known flight to the Israeli-Occupied Territories with the alleged goal of delivering aid to Palestinians as Arab regimes and Tel Aviv scale up their attempts to normalize relations.
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Iranian minister orders reopening of outdoor recreational centers
May 20, 2020 02:36Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan ordered the reopening of open-air recreational centers, parks and mountaineering sites in compliance with the health protocols.
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Over 97,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran
May 20, 2020 02:06Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman said the number of people who have fully recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country has surpassed 97,000.
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Iran oil sector avoided layoffs during pandemic: Minister
May 20, 2020 00:55Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says the massive oil industry in the country has managed to survive the economic impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic without laying off a single worker.