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Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
May 01, 2020 02:58Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.
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Iran’s Zarif discusses war on coronavirus with foreign officials
May 01, 2020 02:11Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with a number of officials from the neighboring countries to coordinate efforts in the battle with the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions dwindling in Iran: President
May 01, 2020 02:01President Hassan Rouhani said the number of people contracting the novel coronavirus or being admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 infection is on the decline across the country.
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Over 75,000 patients recover from COVID-19 in Iran
May 01, 2020 01:49The number of coronavirus patients recovering and being released from the hospital in Iran has exceeded 75,100 as of Thursday, while the number of deaths has decreased compared to a day before.
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Iran, Turkmenistan discuss concerted action against COVID-19
May 01, 2020 01:44President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkmen counterpart weighed plans to enhance cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic and resume the normal trade ties between the two neighbors.
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Economic sanctions on Syria halt combat against COVID-19: UN envoy
Apr 30, 2020 12:59Syria’s UN ambassador has warned that unilateral and coercive economic sanctions by some countries as part of their "terrorist war" against the Arab country are preventing Syrians from obtaining even their basic needs and hindering efforts by Damascus to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctors, nurses and workers demand govt. help as Italy prepares to ease lockdown
Apr 30, 2020 11:33Four days before Italy begins to gradually lift strict lockdown restrictions, people across the country are increasingly frustrated by the social and economic problems that two months of quarantine has brought.
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Iran to name ‘white’ coronavirus-free counties soon: President Rouhani
Apr 30, 2020 11:30President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will soon name those counties, which have been identified as “white zones” with regard to the new coronavirus outbreak, in the near future and will also announce regulations governing expected loosening of anti-virus restrictions.
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US virus toll tops 61,000; Trump says won't extend social distancing
Apr 30, 2020 05:51The US death toll from the coronavirus has topped 61,000 as the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any other epidemic in more than half a century in the virus-ridden country.
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COVID-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020: IEA
Apr 30, 2020 02:58COVID-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent this year due to an unprecedented drop in demand for coal, oil, and gas, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday.