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Death toll over COVID-19 climbs to 1,284 in Iran

Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Thursday announced the death of 1,284 people out of a total of 18,407 novel coronavirus cases, according to official

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U.S. to close northern border with Canada to "non-essential traffic"

The United States will temporarily close its border with Canada to "non-essential traffic," and the decision was made by mutual consent, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday. Trade

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Republican National Committee says Trump becomes presumptive 2020 presidential nominee

The Republican National Committee tweeted Tuesday night that sitting President Donald Trump has become the party's presumptive nominee for the 2020 presidential race after his victory in the Florida

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Italy's deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Pierpaolo Sileri, Italy's deputy health minister, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is now under quarantine, according to local media reports on Saturday.On the same day, Anna Ascani,

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WTO ministerial meeting canceled over coronavirus fears

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Poland's army commander tests positive for coronavirus: MoD

General Jaroslaw Mika, the general commander of Poland's armed forces, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Twitter Tuesday. The general's aides h

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Slovenia closing border with Italy, coronavirus cases rise to 34

The novel coronavirus continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Tuesday, with authorities confirming that 8,514 people have tested positive and 631 have died since the epidemic first emerged in no

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EU leaders to hold conference call on coronavirus cooperation

European Union (EU) leaders will hold a conference call shortly to coordinate the bloc's efforts against the novel coronavirus, said President of the European Council Charles Michel on Monday on Twi

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Embassies close in DPRK as diplomats evacuated over coronavirus

Several embassies in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) closed on Monday as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the

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Trump taps U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows for White House chief of staff

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Congressman Mark Meadows will become the new White House chief of staff. "I have long known and worked with Mark, and the relationship is a very

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Greece blocks asylum applications for one month amid border tensions

Migrants wait on the Turkey-Greece border buffer zone, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district. Ozan Kose/AFP Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has blocked any new asylum applications to the c

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New mini-moon discovered orbiting Earth - but it's only temporary

The 2020 CD3 asteroid, which is up to around 3.5m in diameter, is the second to have been dragged into the Earth's orbit.

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China contributes equipment to detect COVID-19 cases in Iran: envoy

China's Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua (C) attends a ceremony to deliver masks in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) Chinese Ambassador to Iran C

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China's envoy contributes 250,000 masks to Iran over COVID-19 outbreak

"Be strong, Iran," China's Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua said while delivering 250,000 masks to Iran amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua)

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13 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Iran: official

An Iranian health official on Friday confirmed the infection of 13 people to the coronavirus illness, named COVID-19, in the country. Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public

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U.S. emphasizes negotiated settlement in Libya

U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland on Tuesday stressed the need for a negotiated settlement to the Libyan crisis as the armed conflict between the east-based army and the UN-backed government

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Iran's IRGC denies sending weapons cache to Yemen

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Saturday denied that Iran recently sent weapons cache to Yemen, Tasnim news agency reported. Deputy Commander of the IRGC for