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China’s rising influence ‘defining issue’ in transatlantic ties: NATO chief
Feb 20, 2021 05:26NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has described as a “defining issue” what he calls the rise of China, urging Western allies and close partners to forge stronger ties and uphold the international rules-based order that he claims Russia and China are challenging.
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US needs to swiftly lift Iran sanctions, return to JCPOA compliance: China, Russia
Feb 19, 2021 12:59China and Russia say the United States should immediately lift the sanctions it has re-imposed on Iran and fulfill its obligations in order to preserve the multilateral deal of 2015.
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US return to Iran nuclear deal only proper approach to resolve deadlock: China
Feb 19, 2021 02:37China describes the US’ potential return to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world countries as the only means of resolving the deadlock that has been born out of Washington’s illegal moves in violation of the accord.
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China’s first Mars explorer arrives at the red planet
Feb 17, 2021 11:55China's more ambitious Tianwen-1 spacecraft, carrying state-of-the-art instruments, a lander and a six-wheel rover, slipped into an orbit around the red planet after a seven-month voyage from Earth.
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US warship sails near islands claimed by China
Feb 17, 2021 10:22The United States Navy says it has sailed a warship near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea.
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Fossil fuel pollution caused nearly 1 in 5 premature deaths in 2018, study finds
Feb 17, 2021 06:01Researchers at universities in the U.K. and at Harvard University estimated that, in 2018, 8.7 million people died prematurely due to pollution released by fossil fuels, or about 18 percent of total global deaths that year.
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India, China to join Iran-Russia naval drill
Feb 17, 2021 04:03The Indian Navy is going to join Iranian and Russian forces in a joint naval drill that kicked off on Tuesday, Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said.
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Intl. developments won’t affect ‘strategic’ Iran-China ties: Zarif
Feb 16, 2021 08:55Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed Iran’s “strategic partnership” with China, saying developments on the world stage cannot affect the friendship between the two partners, whose bilateral ties have seen a significant boost over the past five decades.
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US should stop ‘pointing fingers’ at China over pandemic: Embassy
Feb 14, 2021 05:31China has shot back at the US for raising concerns about the World Health Organization (WHO)’s latest report on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic after a month-long field investigation in the Asian country, saying Washington should stop "pointing fingers" at Beijing over the deadly outbreak.
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China bans BBC World News over content violations
Feb 12, 2021 02:49China's broadcasting regulator has banned the British television channel, BBC World News, from airing in the Asian country for violating regulations.