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‘Second more deadly wave of coronavirus expected ‘to hit Europe this winter’
Jun 07, 2020 06:55The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe has said European countries should brace themselves for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections because the pandemic is not over. In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Dr. Hans Kluge, Director for the WHO European region, delivered a stark warning to countries beginning to ease their lockdown restrictions, saying that now is the “time for preparation, not celebration.”
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Iran: Expansion of US, EU bans on Syria ‘unlawful, inhumane’
Jun 05, 2020 09:30Iran has condemned the expansion of EU and US illegal sanctions on Syria, calling it an inhumane tool that seriously endangers human rights.
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Heart failure: Poor health literacy raises death risk
Jun 05, 2020 04:01Lila J. Finney Rutten, Ph.D., professor of health services research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota said “Our findings showed that an inadequate level of health literacy is associated with increased risks in mortality and hospitalization among patients with heart failure.”
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World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis
May 29, 2020 04:18Studies have suggested that air pollution may play a role in worsening COVID-19 symptoms or increasing mortality, though scientists also say it is too early to draw hard conclusions about the full impacts. However, the clearing skies that have accompanied lockdown in many countries are under threat, as industrial activity resumes without new safeguards.
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Syria decries European Union’s hypocrisy after sanctions prolonged for another year
May 29, 2020 03:18Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has censured the European Union (EU) over prolonging its sanctions against the war-ravaged Arab country for another year, stating such measures expose the hypocrisy of the bloc and spurious statements of its officials.
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Iran says US must show respect or keep humiliating itself
May 29, 2020 01:49Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the United States must admit defeat and start respecting the Iranian nation instead of further humiliating itself.
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Iran UN envoy: 'Desperate' US move to end sanctions waivers ‘pulls final plug’ on JCPOA
May 29, 2020 00:53Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the US has destroyed the last means of retention of the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and major world powers by ending waivers for sanctions prohibiting nuclear cooperation with Tehran.
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Euro zone economy to shrink between 8% and 12% in 2020: Lagarde
May 27, 2020 11:31The euro zone economy is likely to shrink between 8% and 12% this year as it struggles to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says.
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‘Let us put aside old prejudices,’ EU chief says of pandemic fight
May 27, 2020 10:18The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday urged reluctant EU members to ‘put aside their prejudices’ and back her 750-billion-euro post-virus recovery strategy.
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ECB warns virus response could renew fears of euro breakup
May 27, 2020 08:00A vast fiscal fightback to the coronavirus crisis unleashed by eurozone governments could raise questions about capitals' ability to repay debts and revive the threat of countries exiting the single currency, the European Central Bank warns.