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'Outrageous, callous, and cruel': Seniors rip Trump for holding covid-19 relief hostage to push social security cuts
May 18, 2020 10:38American Grassroots advocacy groups representing millions of retirees and seniors across the United States are speaking out against and urging Congress to oppose President Donald Trump's threat to block desperately needed Covid-19 relief legislation if it does not slash the payroll tax, which funds Social Security and Medicare.
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China has been open, transparent in fight against COVID-19: President Xi
May 18, 2020 09:59President Xi Jinping says China supports a ‘comprehensive’ inquiry into the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic after it ‘has been brought under control,’ stressing that Beijing has acted with ‘openness and transparency’ in dealing with the contagious disease since its outbreak.
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US mulls paying companies, tax breaks to pull supply chains from China: Report
May 18, 2020 09:53US lawmakers and officials are drawing up proposals aimed at encouraging American companies to move operations or major suppliers out of China.
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Over 95,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran
May 18, 2020 09:01The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Iran surpassed 7,000 on Monday, while more than 95,000 positive cases have recovered from the disease.
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VP urges development of digital economy in Iran
May 18, 2020 07:54Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri called for plans to develop the infrastructures for digital economy in the country, highlighting the role that the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology plays in working towards that goal.
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Trump is making America an obstacle in global fight against COVID-19
May 18, 2020 04:08President Donald Trump’s deadly mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic at home threatens to make the US an international pariah. With more cases and deaths than any other country, and with a president who seems uninterested in doing what it takes to safely reopen the economy, the rest of the world is unlikely to take American policies for addressing the pandemic seriously.
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Leader on coronavirus: Iranians record another historic jihad (1)
May 18, 2020 03:59Leader 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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US facing severe economic downturn: Federal Reserve chairman
May 18, 2020 03:45The US is facing a severe economic downturn amid the global pandemic, but will not suffer another Great Depression and will see a recovery begin later this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday.
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Almost 2 out of 3 UK workers three months away from rent or mortgage default: Study
May 18, 2020 01:40As many as 6 million people in Britain fear losing their job within six months as the coronavirus outbreak causes the biggest economic shock in living memory, a study has warned.
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Japan slips into recession, slump set to worsen as pandemic wreaks havoc
May 18, 2020 01:37Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis ravages businesses and consumers.