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Russia to boost military in face of heightened NATO activities
Nov 24, 2021 13:34Russia says it needs to further develop the country’s armed forces in the face of "increased NATO activity," amid weeks of escalating tensions between Moscow and Ukraine.
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WHO fears 700,000 more COVID-19 deaths in Europe
Nov 23, 2021 14:17Europe remains "in the firm grip" of COVID and the death toll on the continent could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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Iran gets sanctions instead of financial support for hosting Afghan refugees, MEP laments
Nov 23, 2021 10:59Iran gets sanctions instead of receiving financial support for hosting millions of Afghan migrants and refugees, amidst a new wave of Afghan civilians fleeing from the crisis-wracked country, a member of the European Parliament laments.
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Iran’s exports to EU rose 14% in Jan-Sep to €632 mln despite US sanctions
Nov 21, 2021 03:25Iran’s exports to the European Union countries rose significantly in the three quarters to September this year, according to a new report, despite sanctions imposed by the US which keep hampering trade between the two.
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EU warns UK over NI protocol suspension
Nov 19, 2021 13:00The European Union (EU) has warned the UK government that its Brexit trade deal is “intrinsically linked” to the Northern Ireland (NI) protocol and “one cannot exist without the other.”
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Germany faces 'national emergency'; Austria to reimpose full lockdown amid COVID surge
Nov 19, 2021 08:35The German Health Ministry has announced that a new wave of coronavirus infections has plunged the country into a national emergency.
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Poland detains 100 migrants at border, says Belarus helped intruders
Nov 18, 2021 10:47The Polish army says it has detained some 100 migrants who had illegally crossed into Poland from Belarus overnight, accusing the Belarusian army of helping them make the intrusion.
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Over 680,000 Iranians receive third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 18, 2021 09:42The Iranian Health Ministry reported 128,634 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, saying that 103 more people have succumbed to the deadly disease in the country, and that 683,188 Iranians have received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine booster.
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Hospitals in EU struggling to cope with rising numbers of COVID-19 patients
Nov 18, 2021 09:28The European Commission says COVID-19 cases are on the rise in almost all of the EU's 27 member states. High hospital admission numbers are putting health systems under pressure.
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Poland-Belarus border crisis: Minsk ‘temporarily’ closes oil pipeline to EU
Nov 18, 2021 03:25Belarus has temporally closed a pipeline carrying oil supplies from Russia to a number of European Union member states, citing maintenance work.