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Iran Says U.S. Sanctions “More Dangerous” Than COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Saturday, said, “The U.S. sanctions are…

Covid-19: Attendee at US political summit featuring Pres Trump has coronavirus

WASHINGTON, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A person who attended a gathering of top US political conservatives including President Donald Trump…

Covid-19: Washington D.C. reports 1st case

WASHINGTON, March 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The first case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington D.C., said the…

Covid-19: 64-year-old man dies in Argentina, first death in Latin America

BUENOS AIRES, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first…

Covid-19: Anxiety aboard US cruise ship as New York declares emergency

LOS ANGELES, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Passengers trapped aboard a US cruise ship, stranded by a coronavirus outbreak, spoke of…

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut

 An oil pump works at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain VIENNA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC…

Guatemala seeks to limit migrants returned under U.S. asylum agreement

GUATEMALA CITY, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala’s new government is trying to limit the number of foreign migrants the United States sends…

Guatemala court overturns government’s civil society restrictions

GUATEMALA CITY, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala’s government on Friday said it will respect a ruling by the nation’s Constitutional…

Covid-19: US excludes Chinese face masks, medical gear from tariffs as coronavirus spreads

Many of the tariff exclusion requests for medical products appear to have been expedited amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak…

Update: Florida reports two Covid-19 deaths, the first in eastern US

Florida health authorities confirmed Friday two deaths from the new coronavirus WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Florida health authorities confirmed…