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China grants COVID-19 vaccine patent to CanSino; UK seeks volunteers for vaccine trials
Aug 17, 2020 11:06China’s vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent approval from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state media reported, citing documents from the country’s intellectual property regulator.
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US cannot use snapback to reinstate sanctions on Iran: Zarif
Aug 16, 2020 08:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced US attempts to invoke a controversial mechanism to unilaterally reinstate illegal sanctions on Tehran - a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.
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China: Military drills near Taiwan were ‘necessary’ to defend sovereignty
Aug 13, 2020 06:14China’s military says recent military drills near Taiwan were “necessary action” to safeguard Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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‘Those who play with fire will get burnt:’ China warns US against Taiwan ties
Aug 12, 2020 06:37China has warned the United States against any official ties with Taiwan, as a high-level US official visits the self-ruled island.
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Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine: Putin
Aug 11, 2020 09:30President Vladimir Putin says Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.
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US knows folly of war, yet keeps provoking China
Aug 11, 2020 04:09China says it has no intention of ratcheting up tensions with the United States and engaging in a diplomatic war with Washington. Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remark in an interview with the official Xinhua news agency, putting forward four principles to advance Sino-US ties.
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China sanctions 11 American officials over US moves against Hong Kong
Aug 11, 2020 01:29China has slapped sanctions on eleven US officials, in retaliation for similar measures by Washington against Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June.
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Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon over suspected collusion with foreign forces: Daily
Aug 10, 2020 09:31Police in Hong Kong have reportedly arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai, also a UK citizen, over suspected collusion with foreign forces.
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US man posing as Hong Kong activist disseminates anti-China propaganda
Aug 10, 2020 09:16A prominent Hong Kong pundit and anti-China activist named Kong Tsung-gan is in fact an American man with ties to Amnesty International and key Hong Kong separatist figures.
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Leading US magazine: Iran-China deal 'bad news for West’
Aug 10, 2020 03:05An American news publication says a potential long-term strategic partnership between Iran and China would thwart the West’s plots against the two countries.