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10.04.2020 / 21:45

US officials: Missile defense systems now operating in Iraq

WASHINGTON – New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been attacked by Iranian-backed insurgents in recent months, according to U.S. officials.

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Saudi-led ceasefire in Yemen begins, raising hopes for peace

A nationwide ceasefire in response to the global coronavirus outbreak went into effect in Yemen today, stirring hope for an end to the five-year-old war that has pushed millions to the brink of famine.

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Saudi-led coalition to declare ceasefire in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement will announce at midnight it is halting military operations nationwide to support a UN ceasefire initiative.

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Coronavirus fake cure horror as more than 600 killed after drinking pure alcohol

Warnings have been issued about drinking pure alcohol to cure coronavirus after more than 600 people died in Iran from drinking booze.

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Hundreds die in Iran drinking neat alcohol after wrongly believing it cures coronavirus

Around 600 people have died and thousands are in hospital in Iran from drinking neat alcohol following a false coronavirus 'cure' claim.

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Iran says US oil production must be known before OPEC+ call

TEHRAN – Iran demanded on Wednesday that U.S. oil production levels must be known before an upcoming OPEC meeting with Russia and others seeking to boost global energy prices.

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Over 300,000 people have recovered from coronavirus across world, according to Johns Hopkins

The Mayo Clinic wants people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma so it can be used as a possible treatment for those still battling the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Israeli Spy Drama 'Tehran' Eyes U.S. Deal as Virus Crisis Triggers TV Pipeline Shortage

The world hardly needs more nuclear brinkmanship between Israel and Iran, but that's the just the promise from Tehran, a nail-biting Israeli espionage thriller from Netflix's Fauda writer Moshe Zonder. Fortunately it's a TV drama without real world consequences as it portrays a crack Mossad agent hunted in her home town of Tehran as she finds refuge and romance among dancing and drug-taking secular Iranians.

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SNL’s Michael Che blames ‘bats and 5G’ as grandmother dies from coronavirus

Michael Che has shared the sad news of his grandmother’s death after contracting coronavirus, with the Saturday Night Live star voicing his anger and blaming both bats and 5G in a lengthy post.

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MPs warn that disinformation about coronavirus from China, Russia and Iran is costing lives

Disinformation about the pandemic spread is costing lives and hampering the fight against the disease, MPs warned today.

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Eye on the world’s hotspots, India draws up plan to battle Covid-19 outbreak

New Delhi: India has drawn up a battle plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic that involves focusing sharply on states, cities and districts that need immediate attention, heeding lessons from global hotspots like Italy and Iran that allowed the outbreak to spin out of control because of their halting and inconsistent response.

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Opinion | Let us not underestimate the pandemic’s economic fallout

We have taken prudent steps but we will need a finely calibrated lifting of the lockdown to save our economy from a collapse

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Iran's coronavirus death toll 'worse than any country in the world'

Iran is the deadliest coronavirus-hit country in the world, according to anti-government activists.

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Iran says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11

Iran has been struggling to curb the spread of COVID-19 but authorities are also concerned that measures to limit public life to contain the virus could wreck an already sanctions-battered economy.

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Jerusalem's Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus

JERUSALEM – A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday to distribute olive branches after the traditional Palm Sunday procession was cancelled due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Nazanin Zhagari-Ratcliffe's husband wants to try for another baby when Iran frees her

The husband of jailed Nazanin Zhagari-Ratcliffe says they hope to try for another baby when Iran finally lets her come home.

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Politicians in Middle East feel the toll of Covid-19

Iran's parliament speaker has become the country's highest-ranking government figure to test positive for coronavirus.

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TOEFL, GRE exams will now be taken at home

NEW DELHI : Global exams like TOEFL and GRE will be taken at home except in mainland China and Iran in view of the COVID-19 situation across the globe, according to the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The tests had been suspended across the globe following coronavirus outbreak.

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Countries in Middle East face narrow window to contain coronavirus spread: WHO

Governments in the Middle East need to act fast to limit the spread of the coronavirus after cases rose to nearly 60,000, almost double their level a week earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

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UK coronavirus death toll rises to 2,921, up 24% in a day

LONDON : The United Kingdom's coronoavirus death toll rose 24% to 2,921 as of April 1.

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Israel’s health minister contracts coronavirus, Netanyahu to continue isolation

The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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Israel's health minister has virus, top officials to isolate

JERUSALEM – The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country's health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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Trump warns ‘don’t do it’ over potential attack on U.S. troops in Iraq

U.S. President Trump commented during the daily COVID-19 White House briefing Wednesday, on intelligence reports that an attack on U.S. troops in Iraq were going to be targeted, warning “don’t do it” and adding the groups had ties to Iran.

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Donald Trump Gets Dragged For Boasting About Being ‘Number One On Facebook’ During Worldwide Crisis

The entire world is facing the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, but U.S. President Donald Trump, 73, has his mind on other things. “Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I just found out I’m number one on Facebook,” Donald proudly boasted at a press conference on Wednesday, April 1. “I thought that was very nice. For whatever it means, it represents something,” he continued, answering a question about his earlier tweets threatening Iran. While he didn’t clarify exactly how he is number one, fans were quick to point out that President Barack Obama actually has 55 million likes on his page compared to Trump’s 25 million.

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Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold U.S. response if Iran or Iranian-backed groups attack American forces or assets in Iraq.

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President Trump warns of 'heavy price' if Iran carries 'sneak attack' on US troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Brady Briefing room at the White House on March 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. The top government scientists battling the coronavirus

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Centre lets govt decide for now repatriation of 250 people stranded in Iran

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Centre to decide for now repatriation of the 250 Indians, likely to be covid-19 positive, stranded at Qom, Iran.

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Coronavirus: Saudi official urges Muslims to delay plans for hajj over COVID-19

A senior Saudi official urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to perform the hajj to delay making plans this year — comments suggesting the pilgrimage could be cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

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UN begins home food drops for Gaza's needy to stem virus

GAZA – A U.N. aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded distribution centers — part of an attempt to prevent a mass outbreak of the new coronavirus in the densely populated Gaza Strip.

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A 90-day action plan to beat back the virus

HYDERABAD : The situation is grim and is getting worse by the day. While the government is bravely talking of its 21-day target to tide over the covid-19 crisis, it is by now clear that we may be looking at a best-case scenario of at least 3 months of misery, isolation and recession and a worst-case of nine months.

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Coronavirus: 10 Indian evacuees from Iran test positive

NEW DELHI: At least 10 people, evacuated from Iran earlier this month, have tested positive for covid-19 at the Indian army’s quarantine facilities in Rajasthan, two government officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday renewed several waivers on U.S. sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran's civilian nuclear facilities without drawing American penalties.

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Coronavirus: The latest global developments

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.

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New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths, US total toll crosses 2,000

New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known infection in the state.

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Coronavirus death toll in New York state surpasses 1,000 just weeks after 1st case

New York state’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak surged Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first case was detected in the state.

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New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

NEW YORK – New York state surpassed a grim milestone Sunday as its death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed above 1,000, less than a month after the disease was first detected in the state.

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Almost 300 people dead in Iran after drinking methanol 'to cure coronavirus'

Nearly 300 people are reported to have been killed and more than 1,000 have become ill after ingesting toxic methanol across Iran amid rumours it can help cure coronavirus.

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Almost 300 people dead in Iran after drinking methanol 'to cure coronavirus'

Nearly 300 people are reported to have been killed and more than 1,000 have become ill after ingesting toxic methanol across Iran amid rumours it can help cure coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: 300 people die after drinking methanol in bid to cure disease

300 people in Iran have died after consuming methanol in the false belief that high-proof alcohol is a cure for the coronavirus.

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Iran confronts coronavirus amid a ‘battle between science and conspiracy theories’

A member of the Iranian army walks through a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for COVID-19 coronavirus patients set up at the international exhibition center in Tehran.

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Iran’s economy a factor in coronavirus response, President Rouhani says

Iran‘s president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of its lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the pandemic.

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US-led coalition pulls out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

BAGHDAD – The U.S.-led coalition withdrew on Sunday from a military base in northern Iraq that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran.

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How defence establishments are fighting the Covid-19 battle

NEW DELHI: From manufacturing hand sanitisers, protective masks and body suits to identifying and preparing military hospitals for treating coronavirus patients, India’s defence establishment is doing its bit to help deal with Covid-19 challenge, albeit away from the spotlight.

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Iran's president says economy is a factor in virus response

TEHRAN – Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of its lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East as a “political war,” saying he had to weigh protecting the economy while tackling the pandemic.

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Over 200 Iran evacuees reach Army facility in Rajasthan's Jodhpur

Preliminary screening of the passengers was conducted at the airport and thereafter, they were shifted to the Army Wellness Facility set up at the Jodhpur Military Station

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Coronavirus Infections Top 600,000 Globally With Long Fight Ahead

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic. The latest landmark came only two days after the world passed half a million infections, according to a tally by John Hopkins University, showing that much work remains to be done to slow the spread of the virus.

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UK seventh worst hit country in world as coronavirus deaths jump 34% in a day

The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus passed 1,000 in the UK as the death tally shot up 34% in a day.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0