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US unemployment rate ‘to get worse’ amid pandemic: Treasury
May 11, 2020 02:54The US Treasury secretary says the unemployment rate reported by the government is likely to get worse amid lockdown measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran receiving orders for COVID-19 test kits from 8 countries: Official
May 11, 2020 02:34Iranian test kits used to determine the rate of immunity against the new coronavirus are becoming increasingly popular as several more countries are placing bulk orders for the diagnostic tools, says a senior Iranian official.
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China refutes 'two dozen lies' by US politicians over COVID-19 pandemic
May 10, 2020 12:14China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an article has strongly refuted two dozen "preposterous allegations" and "false claims" by some leading US politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Swiss humanitarian channel not enough to meet Iran’s needs: Takht Ravanchi
May 10, 2020 12:11Iran’s permanent Ambassador to the United Nations says the trade channel launched by a Swiss bank to help the Islamic Republic use its overseas funds to procure food and medicine for its people amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic has so far failed to meet the country’s needs.
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Unilateral sanctions hamper Syria’s fight against coronavirus pandemic: UN envoy
May 10, 2020 11:09Unilateral sanctions hamper Syria’s fight against coronavirus pandemic: UN envoy
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Leader: West doesn’t want its virus failures to be seen
May 10, 2020 07:17Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the Europeans do not want their failures in fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to be seen.
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Coronavirus lockdown aggravates Syrian refugees conditions
May 10, 2020 07:12Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse.
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More than 1,000 line up for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdown
May 10, 2020 06:04More than 1,000 people lined up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.
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Ecotourism collapse threatens communities and wildlife
May 10, 2020 05:57Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, scientists have repeatedly urged humanity to reset its relationship with nature or suffer worse outbreaks. But the economic consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown have raised fears of a surge in poaching, illegal fishing and deforestation in life-sustaining ecosystems, with tens of thousands of jobs in the ecotourism sector at risk around the world.
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Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China
May 10, 2020 05:54The US Commerce Department, State and other agencies are looking for ways to push companies to move both sourcing and manufacturing out of China. The current and former officials said tax incentives and potential re-shoring subsidies are among measures being considered to spur changes.