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Despite U.S. blockade, Cuban pharma industry producing needed COVID-19 medicines
March 17, 2020Preparations for the current situation were begun well in advance, and Cuba's health institutions have a stable supply of needed medications.
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Sanctions cripple Iran’s coronavirus response; country pleads for U.S. to lift them
March 16, 2020Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned: “It is immoral to let a bully kill innocents.”
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China sends medical experts to support Italy’s fight against coronavirus
March 14, 2020Rome blasts the EU for ignoring its pleas for help.
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Chilean government violently attacks demonstrators on 30th anniversary of Pinochet’s fall
March 13, 2020The growing opposition to Piñera’s rule is calling for amendments to the Chilean constitution and a break with neoliberalism.
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Turkey’s Erdogan faces growing resistance over involvement in Syria’s civil war
March 10, 2020Turkish President Erdogan’s Syrian adventure is fueling growing domestic resistance to the powerful autocrat.
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