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Italy: Take drone tour over a near-deserted Milan amid COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 16, 2020 03:17Strict quarantine measures to stop the spread of coronavirus continue to leave the city of Milan almost deserted, as seen in drone footage shot on Wednesday.
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Any IMF member entitled to emergency funding: Senior official
Apr 16, 2020 03:06A senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says any member of the organization, including Iran, is entitled to receive funds at the time of emergencies while suggesting that political disputes with other members would not matter.
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Russia sees Trump’s ‘selfish’ WHO decision ‘most concerning’
Apr 16, 2020 02:54US President Donald Trump’s ‘selfish’ decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) is worthy of condemnation, the Kremlin says.
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Disinfection operation in Tehran amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 16, 2020 01:56To minimize the spread of the coronavirus, hospitals, markets, neighborhoods, transportation and public places are the focus of continuous sanitation operations by authorities in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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IMF warns of social unrest amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 16, 2020 01:38The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned about a new wave of social unrest around the world as a result of the economic stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Turkey begins releasing 90,000 inmates over coronavirus
Apr 16, 2020 01:26Turkey began releasing tens of thousands of prisoners on Wednesday to ease overcrowding in jails and protect detainees from the coronavirus, but excluded those jailed on terrorism charges.
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Financial aid and debt relief crucial for Africa, says IMF
Apr 16, 2020 01:15The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said donor aid, including debt relief, was crucial for vulnerable African countries facing an unparalleled threat from the coronavirus pandemic.
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WHO chief expresses regret over Trump move to cut funding
Apr 16, 2020 01:08The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regret over the US president's decision to cut funding to the body at the time of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Prioritizing jails over hospitals has made rural US more vulnerable to COVID-19
Apr 15, 2020 14:16The United States’ smallest communities are meeting the outbreak clinging to a woefully inadequate or virtually nonexistent public health safety net. Rather than hospitals or health clinics, much of the rural U.S. is dotted with jails and prisons; places where vulnerable people live in inescapably close proximity, and the novel coronavirus can be a death sentence.
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How to save black and Hispanic lives in a pandemic
Apr 15, 2020 14:10Across the United States, black and Hispanic people suffer disproportionately from poverty, poor health care and chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and asthma. Data shows that black and Hispanic Americans are dying of the coronavirus disease at rates far higher than white Americans.