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Austria becomes first EU member to order nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated
Nov 16, 2021 09:26Austria is set to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, becoming the first country in the European Union (EU) to impose a compulsory lockdown on the unvaccinated people.
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Air pollution still killing over 300,000 in Europe each year: Report
Nov 15, 2021 11:00More than 300,000 people died prematurely in the European Union (EU) countries in 2019 due to chronic exposure to fine particulate matter pollution, a new report has revealed.
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Russia shares stance with Iran on good agreement possibility in Vienna talks: Chief negotiator
Nov 14, 2021 04:02A senior Russian diplomat says his country shares stance with Iran on the possibility of reaching a good agreement in a short time during the upcoming talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries, which are scheduled to start in the Austrian capital of Vienna later this month.
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Iranian deputy FM says he had ‘constructive’ talks in European visit
Nov 14, 2021 03:07Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri Kani, who is also the country’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA, said he had constructive talks with European officials during his visits to France, Germany, Britain and Spain.
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Belarus warns of harsh military response as migrant dispute persists
Nov 12, 2021 12:50Belarus has warned of a harsh military response to any attack, as tensions escalate over a migrant crisis on the border with Poland, which according to Minsk, is dragging Europe into a full-blown military conflict.
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Neighbors of Belarus warn migrant crisis might escalate into military confrontation
Nov 12, 2021 01:58Countries bordering Belarus have warned that the ongoing migration crisis, particularly at Poland’s border with Belarus, may trigger a military confrontation on the European Union's eastern borders.
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WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe
Nov 11, 2021 05:43The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing.
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Iran ready for ‘good deal’ in JCPOA talks: FM
Nov 11, 2021 03:32Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian expressed the country’s preparedness for a “good agreement” in an upcoming round of talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, urging that all parties should return to their commitments.
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Iran sees France as potential major actor in JCPOA talks
Nov 11, 2021 02:48Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri Kani, the country’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA, said France could play the role of a major actor in the nuclear negotiations in case Paris adopts a “more independent stance”.
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Russia sends bombers to overfly Belarus as Poland border crisis escalates
Nov 10, 2021 19:01Russia has dispatched strategic bomber planes to fly over Belarus, accusing the European Union (EU) of trying to “strangle” its close ally by shutting Poland’s border to hundreds of desperate migrants trying to cross into the trade union.