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Mainland China reports its first Omicron COVID case
Dec 14, 2021 09:46Mainland China reported its first case of the omicron COVID variant on Monday in the city of Tianjin, about two hours' drive from the capital of Beijing.
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US sanctions Bangladesh for Dhaka's growing proximity with Beijing
Dec 13, 2021 11:21With Dhaka firmly resisting the US overtures to join the Quad alliance in order to counterbalance growing Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region, tensions between the two countries are rising.
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Top negotiator: Iran will continue intensive, serious engagement to reach good deal
Dec 13, 2021 03:57Iran’s chief negotiator to the Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions says the Iranian side will continue its intensive and serious engagement in negotiations with representatives of the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital in order to work out a good agreement.
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We received no initiative, proposal from other side in Vienna talks so far: Baqeri-Kani
Dec 12, 2021 14:02Iran’s chief negotiator in Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions says the Iranian side has not received any constructive initiative or proposal from the opposite side during the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital.
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China: US using democracy as 'weapon of mass destruction'
Dec 11, 2021 06:30The United States is using democracy as a “weapon of mass destruction” to interfere in other countries and to sow division and chaos, says a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.
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Cambodia PM orders destruction of US weapons after arms ban
Dec 11, 2021 05:02Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the nation’s military to destroy all of its American weapons or dump them in warehouses after the US imposed an arms ban on the East Asian country over its close ties with China and alleged human rights issues.
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UAE shuts down construction at Chinese port facility near Abu Dhabi under US pressure, officials say
Dec 11, 2021 04:44The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered construction work at a Chinese port project near the capital Abu Dhabi to be halted under intense US pressure after American officials argued that Beijing intended to use the site for military purposes, a senior Emirati official says.
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'Dishonest reports' won't weaken Iran's will to secure nation's rights: Baqeri-Kani
Dec 10, 2021 18:46Iran's chief negotiator in Vienna talks has once again reaffirmed the Islamic Republic's determination to reach a deal with the P4+1 group of countries on the removal of the illegal sanctions during the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital, saying "dishonest reports" from outside the negotiating room will fail to have any impact on Tehran's will.
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We are all in Vienna to reach good deal on sanctions removal: FM
Dec 10, 2021 10:16Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has underlined Iran’s resolve to reach a “good agreement” through the ongoing talks in Vienna, which aim to remove US sanctions, saying the Western sides have talked the talk in recent years but it is high time they walk the walk as well to secure a serious, good deal.
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Nicaragua resumes ties with China in new blow to US, Taipei
Dec 10, 2021 09:01Nicaragua has re-established diplomatic relations with China after severing ties with US-backed island territory of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), boosting Chinese presence in a region Washington has long claimed as the US backyard.