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Why do we develop lifelong immunity to some diseases, but not others?
Aug 16, 2020 05:31Some diseases, like the measles, infect us once and usually grant us immunity for life. For others, like the flu, we have to get vaccinated year after year. So why do we develop lifelong immunity to some diseases but not others? And where does the novel coronavirus fit into all this? Whether or not we develop immunity to a disease often depends on our antibodies, which are proteins we produce in response to infection.
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Why African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent’s economies
Aug 14, 2020 04:07Most economists see structural transformation as one of the main routes to Africa’s sustainable development. What it means is changing the share of agriculture, manufacturing and services in an economy. It is a central aim of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
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Rouhani warns Europeans against siding with US in backing anti-Iran resolution
Aug 13, 2020 02:58President Hassan Rouhani has warned the Europeans against falling into the trap of siding with the US in supporting a resolution that aims to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely.
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Europeans should pay compensation for downed Ukrainian plane: Iran Central Insurance
Aug 10, 2020 09:48The president of the Central Insurance of Iran says a Ukrainian passenger plane that was accidentally downed near Tehran in early January was insured by European firms and they should pay compensation for it.
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As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever shakier
Aug 05, 2020 09:12The world economic outlook has dimmed again, with still-rising coronavirus infections and the risk of renewed lockdowns increasing the chances that any rebound will reverse course. Over 17 million people have been infected worldwide by the coronavirus and more than two-thirds of a million people have died. That has forced governments to impose strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of the virus, keeping citizens at home and businesses closed and spurring recessions that aren’t over yet.
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The way the coronavirus messes with smell hints at how it affects the brain
Aug 05, 2020 09:00The virus responsible for COVID-19 can steal a person’s sense of smell, leaving them noseblind to fresh-cut grass, a pungent meal or even their own stale clothes. But so far, details remain elusive about how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can infiltrate and shut down the body’s smelling machinery.
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Russia says to continue cooperation with Iran despite US sanctions
Aug 03, 2020 06:10Russian First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov stressed that Moscow will continue its cooperation with Iran in defiance of Washington.
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Terrorists organizing murder from their safe havens in US, EU: Iran’s Zarif
Aug 02, 2020 01:57Iran has lashed out at Western countries for financing and harboring terrorists, saying the safe havens provided for these groups in the US and Europe have given them a platform for organizing the murder of innocent civilians.
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Russia vows ‘reciprocal’ response to EU’s political sanctions
Jul 31, 2020 10:39Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will respond in kind to travel and financial sanctions imposed by the European Union on a department of its military intelligence service over alleged cyber-attacks.
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Record 12.1% collapse in second quarter eurozone GDP
Jul 31, 2020 10:29The European economy was hit by its sharpest recorded contraction in the second quarter, with GDP down 12.1 percent in the eurozone and 11.9 percent across the EU.