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Iran Again Breaks Its Single-Day Record for Virus Deaths

A member of emergency medical staff sits in an ambulance with a coronavirus patient. (File photo: Reuters)
A member of emergency medical staff sits in an ambulance with a coronavirus patient. (File photo: Reuters)
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Iran Again Breaks Its Single-Day Record for Virus Deaths

A member of emergency medical staff sits in an ambulance with a coronavirus patient. (File photo: Reuters)
A member of emergency medical staff sits in an ambulance with a coronavirus patient. (File photo: Reuters)

Iran recorded its worst day of new deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 337 confirmed dead on Monday.

The grim milestone represents a significant spike from the previous single-day death toll record of 279.

Fatalities have soared in recent weeks, as authorities struggle to contain the virus’s spread months into the pandemic.

Iran has seen the worst outbreak in the Middle East with a death toll that topped 30,000 this week.

The government has resisted a total lockdown to salvage its devastated economy, already weakened by unprecedented US sanctions.

Now the death toll is skyrocketing, eclipsing the previous highs recorded in March amid the worst of its outbreak.

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Spain Says Social Media Platforms Such as Musk's X Must be Neutral

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Spain Says Social Media Platforms Such as Musk's X Must be Neutral

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Social media platforms should be neutral and not interfere in other nations' political affairs, Spain's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Pilar Alegria was answering a question about the high-profile spat between billionaire Elon Musk, who owns the social messaging platform X, and European leaders such as Britain's Keir Starmer and France's Emmanuel Macron, according to Reuters.

"We believe that these platforms must always act with absolute neutrality and above all, without interfering," she told a news conference.

A European Commission spokesperson said on Monday that while Musk was free to express his views on European politics, X must adhere to rules in the EU's Digital Services Act, under which large online platforms have to analyse and mitigate potential risks for electoral processes and civic discourse.