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Image copyright Getty Images Nineteen sailors have been killed and 15 others wounded in a "friendly fire" incident involving two Iranian naval vessels, the navy has said.
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Image copyright European photopress agency It has been more than two months since the first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in the US.
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