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Iranian physicians urge regional leaders to take action to destroy US biological labs
Mar 18, 2020 13:40A group of Iranian physicians have written a letter to certain regional heads of state, urging them to take necessary measures to destroy “all of the US biological laboratories,” amid reports and speculation that the global coronavirus outbreak has been caused by unidentified laboratories spreading the epidemic as part of a "biological warfare."
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Coronavirus cases surge in South Asia as countries try to stem epidemic
Mar 18, 2020 13:35The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Indian subcontinent has topped 500 amid fears that inadequate health facilities could be overwhelmed in a region home to nearly 1.9 billion people.
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How Cuba is leading the world in the fight against coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020 11:56While the United States government is complicating efforts to treat coronavirus across the world and is using the pandemic to increase pressure on countries already struggling under U.S. sanctions, including Iran, Syria, and Venezuela, the small island of Cuba, itself a target of Washington’s cruel sanctions, is leading the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
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As coronavirus grips the US, Americans get a taste of life under sanctions
Mar 18, 2020 11:48Across fifty states, Americans are collectively bracing for the incoming COVID-19 pandemic to hit. In the face of the virus, people are resorting to panic buying, stocking up on vital foods and goods, leading to pressing shortages of key products like hand sanitizers, face masks, gloves and paper napkins.
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President Rouhani: Iran outdid Western countries in virus response
Mar 18, 2020 09:06President Hassan Rouhani has hailed Iran’s response to the new coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the marked quality of Tehran’s performance compared to that of some major Western countries similarly affected by the fast-spreading disease.
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US should clarify role in virus spread instead of accusing Iran, China: Security chief
Mar 18, 2020 08:25Iran’s security chief says the United States had better respond to international demands for it to clarify its role in creating and spreading the new coronavirus instead of pointing the finger of blame at Iran and China.
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Some US embassies suspend routine visa services over coronavirus: US Embassy in Seoul
Mar 18, 2020 06:59A number of US embassies around the world will suspend routine visa services due to coronavirus precautions, the US Embassy in South Korea said in a statement on Wednesday.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 18, 2020 05:37The United States has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran as part of its so-called "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic Republic.
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Iran’s FM, Swedish, South African counterparts discuss COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 18, 2020 05:19Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Swedish and South African counterparts, Ann Linde and Naledi Pandor, in separate phone conversations discussed the latest efforts to contain the new coronavirus outbreak in the world.
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Iranians to make it through these tough days together: President
Mar 18, 2020 05:01President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the major role of the country's medical staff in containing the coronavirus epidemic and said undoubtedly, the people will make it through these tough days together.