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EU regrets US attempts to block Iran’s IMF loan request
Apr 23, 2020 01:35The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily infections drop by 53 percent in past 18 days
Apr 23, 2020 01:23Iran’s health minister says the rate of daily coronavirus infections across the country has decreased by over 50 percent in the past 18 days.
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US should help own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening Iran: IRGC commander
Apr 22, 2020 13:34The US government should focus on saving its own coronavirus-hit forces instead of threatening countries like Iran, says the Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi.
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South Africa: Police officers detained for flouting lockdown orders
Apr 22, 2020 13:07Scores of government officials, including 89 police officers, have been arrested for flouting South Africa's coronavirus regulations, many of them for selling confiscated liquor, the police minister said on Wednesday.
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Tough times for tourism, but UNWTO predicts holiday traffic will return
Apr 22, 2020 09:50Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry — which accounts for 10 percent of global GDP — finds itself in a unique position to help put the global economy back on its feet, once the pandemic has passed. That’s the view from the UN World Travel Organization (UNWTO), which is closely monitoring the new coronavirus crisis from its Madrid headquarters and collaborating with other UN agencies on ways to mitigate its impact.
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Trump’s support for rallies against virus lockdown shows US in disarray: President Rouhani
Apr 22, 2020 08:19President at a cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday said that the recent expression of support by his US counterpart for street protests against virus-related restrictions introduced by legal state governors shows America is in a “complete shambles,” noting that the chaotic situation there should serve as a “salutary lesson” for Iran.
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UK PM Johnson under fire over handling of coronavirus crisis
Apr 22, 2020 07:04British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday faced a call for an inquiry into his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis after failing to fully explain partial death data, limited testing or the lack of equipment for hospitals.
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US coronavirus deaths top 45,000, doubling in little over week
Apr 22, 2020 06:58US coronavirus deaths topped 45,000 on Tuesday doubling in a little over a week and rising by a near-record amount in a single day.
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Two died with coronavirus weeks before 1st US virus death
Apr 22, 2020 06:49US health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease.
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World on brink of ‘hunger pandemic’ as coronavirus rages
Apr 22, 2020 06:26Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the coronavirus has now infected 2,561,044 people, and more than 176,984 are known to have died of the COVID-19 disease worldwide.