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Italians protest COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge
Max Civili Press TV, Rome From north to south, Italy has seen dozens of demonstrations against coronavirus restrictions since the country's central and regional governments reinforced measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic while daily infections in the country are on the rise. The number of COVID cases has been surging in Italy for several days, surpassing the 20,000 mark on Sunday, although new daily infections dropped by over 4,000 a day later. ...
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Pakistanis attach least hope to any US presidential candidate
Javed Rana Press TV, Islamabad As observers say, Pakistan’s government may have current American President Donald Trump as its favorite candidate in next week’s presidential election. The reason is the Pakistan-backed peace deal the White House finalized with the Taliban early this year to withdraw all American troops from neighboring Afghanistan. However, many people in Pakistan make little distinction between the Republican Party’s candidate, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Party’s contestant, Joe ...
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Iran takes harsher COVID measures following leader's decree
Yusef Jalali Press TV, Tehran The coronavirus has resurged more strongly in Iran on Monday, Iran recorded the highest single-day death toll, with 337 people succumbing to the virus. Some 6,000 new infections were registered on the same day. The rise in fresh cases and deaths comes despite a mask mandate the government put in place in Tehran and other red zones. Experts link the resurgence of the virus to the flu ...
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Palestinian scholars protest Macron's anti-Islamic remarks
Ruba Shabit Press TV, Gaza Along with worldwide condemnations of the insults of Prophet Mohammed, Palestinian scholars in the Gaza strip held a rally to denounce the cartoons as well as Emanuel Macron's anti-Islam remarks. Palestinians also called the whole Muslim world to boycott French products in protest to the anti-Islamic campaigns in the country. They said the campaigns have nothing to do with the freedom of speech. Macron supported a French ...
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Palestinians in Gaza express solidarity with Maher Akhras
Ashraf Shannon Press TV, Gaza Palestinians continue to express solidarity with Maher Akhras, who entered his fourth month of hunger strike in Israeli custody in protest against his administrative detention. During a sit-in, Palestinians in Gaza City demanded the immediate release of Akhras. Israeli forces detained Akhras on July 27. The Israeli regime is reportedly holding about 5,000 Palestinians in its prisons, many of whom being administrative detainees. Akhras has been in ...
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Angry Afghans call for immediate ceasefire after Daesh
Amin Alemi Press TV, Kabul These people are here to attend the funeral ceremony of Hadi, an 18 year old student who lost his life along with 28 of his classmates in a recent Daesh attack in Kabul. Here is known as the hill of the martyrs of knowledge. This site, in the south west of Kabul, is home to the bodies of the 29 students who died in the Saturday attack. ...
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Palestinians not expecting shift in US bias against them
Mona Kandil Press TV, Ramallah The Palestinian Authority openly expresses its disdain for US president Donald Trump but doesn't expect much if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins in the upcoming US presidential elections after a series of controversial moves by Washington, including recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital in late 2017. Palestinian officials say this doesn’t mean they are sure Biden’s possible victory would lead to a shift in the ...
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Gazans say pessimistic about US presidential election
Ashraf Shannon Press TV, Gaza Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip are expressing pessimism about the result of US upcoming election. Palestinians maintain that the US hostile policies towards them won’t change under either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. People in the blockaded coastal territory have always accused the United States of aiding and abetting Israel in its crimes against the Palestinian people. The close relationship between the US ...
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