Coronavirus

Indian Nobel laureate fears pandemic may drive up child exploitation

Sep 23, 2020 17:13

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labor.
US virus deaths top 200k amid warnings current toll ‘tip of the iceberg’

Sep 23, 2020 13:15

The United States has hit the grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with health officials saying that what is happening is just “the tip of the iceberg.”
Unilateral sanctions breach of intl. law, crime against humanity: Iran envoy

Sep 23, 2020 09:29

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has denounced unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as violation of international law and “a crime against humanity,” calling on the international community to close ranks in the face of “the blatant injustice.”
Iran COVID-19 update: 184 deaths, 3,605 cases in 24 hours

Sep 23, 2020 12:44

The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 3,605 COVID-19 infections and 184 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
Iran registers 3,712 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Sep 22, 2020 13:15

The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 3,712 COVID-19 infections and 178 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
'Confident' Russia to share legal risks of COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 22, 2020 11:52

Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to take on the full risk, the head of the state fund bankrolling the project told Reuters.
Iran: Health Ministry confirms 3,097 new COVID-19 infections

Sep 20, 2020 14:32

The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 3,097 COVID-19 infections and 183 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
UK Home Office plans to evict asylum seekers despite warning of second wave of coronavirus

Sep 20, 2020 09:11

Thousands of asylum seekers currently accommodated in hotels across the UK are becoming homeless despite warnings of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Surge in Turkish COVID-19 cases pits doctors against politicians

Sep 20, 2020 08:31

Resurgent coronavirus cases in Turkey are fueling tensions between doctors who say the official figures underplay the scale of the outbreak and politicians who accuse the country's medical association of undermining efforts to contain it on.
Iran prepares 14 million flu vaccine doses to cope with COVID-19 complications

Sep 20, 2020 05:26

The Iranian Health Ministry is preparing 14 million flu vaccine doses as part of its efforts to head off complications that might impact the healthcare system in the country in the autumn and winter if people simultaneously contract the flu and the COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.