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Venezuela extends coronavirus quarantine for another 30 days
Apr 13, 2020 09:56Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day extension of the ongoing quarantine nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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China says not discriminating against ‘African brothers’ amid outbreak
Apr 13, 2020 09:50China has rejected accusations that it is discriminating against Africans amid the COVID-19 epidemic in the country.
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Muslims attacked, 'nearly lynched' amid coronavirus rumors in India: Report
Apr 13, 2020 09:44The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a spree of anti-Muslim attacks across India, with the Health Ministry of the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi claiming that Muslims are spreading the virus.
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China toughens border restrictions as imported virus cases rise
Apr 13, 2020 09:34China has decided to tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from aboard after the number of imported coronavirus cases in the country hit a record high.
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Fauci confirms reports Trump rebuffed social distancing advice
Apr 13, 2020 09:29US public health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has confirmed reports that President Donald Trump rebuffed his social distancing advice.
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Fed's Kashkari says US economy faces 'long, hard road' to recover from coronavirus
Apr 13, 2020 09:24The US economic recovery from the disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak will likely be a "long, hard road" in which some parts of the economy will periodically shut down and restart, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday.
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Tech firms shown to be using information to build ‘Covid-19 data store’
Apr 13, 2020 08:17British patients' confidential information is being used by tech firms in a data-mining operation that is part of the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to documents seen by The Guardian.
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US cannot treat world countries, intl. bodies as its subordinates: Iran
Apr 13, 2020 08:11Iran says the United States cannot treat world countries and international institutions as its property, and subject them to subordination.
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Zarif discusses Afghan situation, COVID-19 outbreak with Turkish, Qatari FMs
Apr 13, 2020 07:52Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Turkish and Qatari counterparts on the latest political situation in Afghanistan and ways for collective action against the novel coronavirus.
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Foreign students not to attend Iranian universities until end of summer
Apr 13, 2020 06:58An Iranian Science Ministry official said foreign students of Iranian universities will not be attending this semester’s classes due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.