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Iran sends first batch of COVID-19 test kits to Germany
May 05, 2020 15:38An Iranian biomedicine company has supplied a large batch of coronavirus test kits to Germany amid reported surge in the production of the diagnostic tool in the country.
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Jared Kushner calls US COVID death toll of 60,000 a “great success story”
May 05, 2020 15:31Jared Kushner, much like his father-in-law President Donald Trump, wants the American people to believe that the administration’s response to the coronavirus has been stellar so far, in spite of the fact that tens of thousands have died of the disease within the United States.
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US must remove sanctions if it truly seeks to help Iran in virus fight: Rouhani
May 05, 2020 12:41President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation at a time when the country is fighting a deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying Washington should first lift the bans to prove its sincerity in offering help to the Islamic Republic in the battle.
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COVID-19 will start killing about 3,000 Americans daily: Report
May 05, 2020 09:50A sharp rise in the death toll from the novel coronavirus is expected in the United States as the President Donald Trump presses states to reopen the country.
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WHO rejects Trump’s claim COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab
May 05, 2020 06:06The World Health Organization says the US has provided no evidence to support US President Donald Trump’s claim that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab.
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Govts. cautiously lifting lockdowns as COVID-19 deaths surpass quarter-of-a-million
May 05, 2020 06:03The world has started to cautiously reemerge from strict lockdowns and quarantines of the past few months, as deaths from the COVID-19 disease have surpassed a quarter of a million — 252,4800 — globally, and the global caseload now stands at 3,646,225.
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COVID-19 offers preview of impact of environmental threats
May 05, 2020 03:16The economic impacts of both the coronavirus pandemic and climate change will be very large, regardless of public health or environmental considerations. Notwithstanding trade tensions between the United States and China, the world has awakened from a period of relatively calm international economic and financial developments into a more chaotic situation, which pressures them to make difficult decisions targeted at saving lives immediately.
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Security guard shot dead after telling customer to put on a face mask
May 05, 2020 02:58A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear a state-mandated face mask, police said.
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Ramadan coincidence with COVID-19 supercharges charities
May 05, 2020 01:59The coincidence of the fasting month of Ramadan with the coronavirus pandemic has supercharged charities in Muslim communities, which have been scrambling to provide relief for families who have lost their income in the wake of the coronavirus.
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US records deadliest day from coronavirus in 24 hours: WHO
May 05, 2020 01:20The United States experienced its deadliest day on record due to the coronavirus on Thursday, according to data published by the World Health Organization.