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2020/03/25

Yemen's broken healthcare system has yet to register any cases of the disease, but if the pandemic does hit, the...

Beyond These Walls: Social Control and Criminal Justice in America [Part I]

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UN Urges Prisoner Releases to Avoid Virus Contagion

2020/03/25

"The consequences of neglecting them are potentially catastrophic."

Iran Imposes Nationwide Lockdown to Check All Citizens For Virus

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UN Urges Easing of Sanctions on Iran, Others Facing Virus

2020/03/24

The U.N. rights chief called Tuesday for any sanctions imposed on countries like Iran facing the new coronavirus pandemic to...

Refugees and their children wait in the buffer zone at the Turkey-Greece border

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EU, Greece Work on Virus Plan for Overcrowded Migrant Camps

2020/03/24

"If the E.U. fails to take immediate action, the situation on the Greek islands will become unmanageable with the risk...

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Norway Proposes UN Virus Fund to Help Poor Countries

2020/03/23

Norway said Monday it wanted to start a United Nations donors' fund to help poor countries fight the new coronavirus...

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In Iran, ‘Anemic’ Response and US Sanctions Worsen Virus Outbreak

by Alex Graf

2020/03/20

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, Iran has been among the countries hardest hit by the rapidly spreading virus....

Millions Out of School as WHO Calls for Stronger Virus Response

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300 Million Children Missing School Meals Due to Virus Closures: WFP

2020/03/20

Some 300 million children who depend on school meals are missing out due to closures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic,...

A health official sprays disinfectant in Venice, Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Italy Virus Deaths Hit Record as Trump Goes on War Footing

2020/03/19

Italy on Wednesday reported nearly 500 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest one-day official toll of any nation,...

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Pandemic Could Make Another 25 Million Jobless: UN

2020/03/19

The COVID-19 pandemic will significantly increase global unemployment, leaving up to 25 million more people out of work, and will...

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Virus-Hit British Cruise Ship Docks in Cuba

2020/03/18

"We are very grateful to the Cuban government for swiftly enabling this operation and for their close co-operation to make...

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First Virus Death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO Warns ‘Prepare for Worst’

2020/03/18

Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first coronavirus death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the...

Venezuelans carrying groceries cross a bridge from Colombia back to Venezuela

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Reeling Under US Sanctions, Venezuela Braces for Potentially Devastating COVID-19 Outbreak

by Bryan Bowman

2020/03/17

“U.S. sanctions have already killed tens of thousands of people .... But these sanctions with a pandemic will kill even...

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Europe Locks Down as WHO Calls for ‘Boldest Actions’ Against Pandemic

2020/03/17

The draconian measures, never before seen in peacetime, have upended society and roiled financial markets, prompting governments to roll out...

UN: Afghanistan Recorded Highest Number of Child Casualties in 2016

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Emergency Powers in Virus Fight Must Not be Used to Quash Dissent: UN Experts

Governments in countries going into crisis mode over the spread of the deadly new coronavirus must not use the emergency...

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Venezuela Puts 7 States in Virus Quarantine as LatAm Steps Up Measures

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered a "collective quarantine" in seven states, including the capital Caracas to stem the...

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Stocks Plunge Again as Fed Virus Move Fails to Ease Fears

Stock markets and oil prices went into freefall Monday as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks...

A girl gets a flu vaccine in her upper arm.

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In Rebuke to Trump, Germany Says Virus Vaccine Research Not for Sale

Die Welt newspaper had previously reported that Trump had offered "a billion dollars" to secure research into a vaccine by...

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Iran Imposes Nationwide Lockdown to Check All Citizens For Virus

2020/03/13

Zarif appealed to the United Nations for an end to U.S. sanctions, which he said were "undermining our efforts to...

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Putin May Extend Term Over ‘Threats to Russia’, Coronavirus

2020/03/12

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved legislation allowing him to stay in power beyond 2024 due to global instability and...

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Brazilian Official Who Met Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

2020/03/12