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Worldwide COVID-19 Cases Exceed 22.5 Million 20 Aug 2020

Worldwide COVID-19 Cases Exceed 22.5 Million

COVID-19 worldwide cases have exceeded 22.5 million with the deaths passing 791,000 in total, according to Worldometer figures.

Abbas: UAE Betrayed Palestine by Peace with Israel 20 Aug 2020

Abbas: UAE Betrayed Palestine by Peace with Israel

President Mahmoud Abbas slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — which long portrayed itself as an advocate of the Palestinian cause — for “stabbing the Palestinian nation in the back” by making peace with Israel.

Iran Envoy Expresses Readiness to Help Iraq Restore Historical Sites 20 Aug 2020

Iran Envoy Expresses Readiness to Help Iraq Restore Historical Sites

Iran ambassador in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi voiced Iran’s readiness to help Iraq reconstruct its historical and ancient sites.

2,750 Lebanese Injured in Beirut Blast Received at Iran’s Field Hospital 20 Aug 2020

2,750 Lebanese Injured in Beirut Blast Received at Iran’s Field Hospital

Director of a field hospital set up in Beirut by Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that 2,750 Lebanese wounded by the August 4 mega explosion in the Lebanese capital.

US Sanctions UAE Companies for Ties with Iran’s Mahan Air 20 Aug 2020

US Sanctions UAE Companies for Ties with Iran’s Mahan Air

The United States has imposed sanctions on certain United Arab Emirates-based companies, alleging they had ties with Iran's Mahan Air.

Massive Fire at Poly America Plant, Texas 19 Aug 2020

Massive Fire at Poly America Plant, Texas

A huge contingent of police and fire fighters have been deployed following an apparent explosion and subsequent fire at the Poly America plant in Grand Prairie, Texas.

G7 Having a Plan for WHO Reform 19 Aug 2020

G7 Having a Plan for WHO Reform

Member states of the Group of Seven (G7) will soon come forward with a plan of reforming the World Health Organization (WHO).

Germany Coronavirus Vaccinations Might Start in 2021 19 Aug 2020

Germany Coronavirus Vaccinations Might Start in 2021

The head of Germany’s vaccines regulator said some groups of people living in Germany could be going through vaccinations early next year.

Mali’s President Announces Resignation Following Months of Protests 19 Aug 2020

Mali’s President Announces Resignation Following Months of Protests

Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab.

Bill Clinton Slams Trump for Poor Handling of Pandemic 19 Aug 2020

Bill Clinton Slams Trump for Poor Handling of Pandemic

Former US president Bill Clinton directly attacked Donald Trump as incapable of doing his job Tuesday night, accusing him of spending hours a day watching TV and playing around on social media instead of combating COVID.