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NY’s homeless forced to seek shelter on subway trains, wreaking ‘mayhem’
Apr 29, 2020 04:31Reports of homeless people relying on subway cars for shelter in New York City amid the coronavirus have stirred up anger there.
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Coronavirus cases aboard 2nd US warship still rising, reaching 64
Apr 29, 2020 04:22US Navy ship with over 60 sailors infected with coronavirus has sailed into San Diego, California, to decontaminate, making it the second American warship temporarily put out of service by the pandemic.
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One million Yemenis risk losing shelter due to lack of funds: UN
Apr 29, 2020 04:14The United Nations refugee agency says nearly one million displaced people in Yemen risk losing their shelter due to torrential rains and seasonal floods, warning about a dire lack of funding at a time when the county is already threatened by the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran, Armenia urge normalization of trade
Apr 29, 2020 02:52Iran’s president and the prime minister of Armenia called for plans to normalize the trade exchanges between the two neighbors following a slump in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, stressing that resumption of trade should conform to health protocols.
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Iran defense minister stresses readiness to deal with modern threats
Apr 29, 2020 02:04Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the country needs to maintain a constant state of preparedness to deal with new threats in the modern age.
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US deaths could surpass the 60,000 projected if states open now, experts warn
Apr 28, 2020 18:11Current projections on the virus predict around 60,000 Americans may die from COVID-19 by August. Those numbers were revised down from an earlier projection of 100,000 to 240,000 potential deaths in the country, with the newer numbers being praised by the president.
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US violating international health regulations regardless of COVID-19 outbreak: President Rouhani
Apr 28, 2020 11:28President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic, saying the US is even violating international healthcare regulations despite a novel coronavirus pandemic gripping almost all world nations.
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China slams US ‘barefaced lies’ over virus handling
Apr 28, 2020 11:11China has accused American politicians of telling “barefaced lies” in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, after US President Donald Trump threatened to seek damages from Beijing for the outbreak.
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Iran urges US to free migrants kept in high-risk detention facility amid coronavirus outbreak
Apr 28, 2020 11:09Iran has raised the alarm at the detention of migrants at a high-risk US prison amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying Washington should be held responsible for its “poor treatment” of the inmates and swiftly release them.
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300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan found to be faulty
Apr 28, 2020 08:11Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty, media reports said, the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the pandemic.