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Russia ‘successfully completes’ human testing of COVID-19 vaccine + World updates
Jul 12, 2020 07:09A Russian research center says it has successfully completed the clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on humans, and scientists in China and Thailand are also racing to start new phases in developing their own potential vaccines for COVID-19.
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Iran slams ‘flurry of disinformation’ about potential China deal
Jul 12, 2020 00:24A senior Iranian foreign ministry official has slammed a “disinformation” campaign that seeks to stoke fears about the impacts of a potential agreement between Iran and China.
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Russia, China veto Western-backed UNSC resolution on Syria aid
Jul 11, 2020 08:58Russia and China have for the second time this week blocked a Western-sponsored UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to extend aid deliveries across the border from Turkey into northwest Syria amid concerns that the move violates the war-torn country's sovereignty.
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WHO advance team leaves for China to probe into coronavirus origin
Jul 11, 2020 02:03The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of experts to China to open an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 550,000 people across the globe.
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China rejects US offer to join trilateral arms control talks
Jul 11, 2020 01:10China has rejected any prospect of participating in trilateral negotiations on arms control that involve both the United States and Russia, saying Washington’s offer to join the talks is “neither serious nor sincere.”
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US sells Patriot upgrade package to Taiwan to deter ‘regional threats’
Jul 10, 2020 07:35The United States has approved a request from Taiwan to modernize the self-ruled island’s Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to counter what it claims as "regional threats", amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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Iran: Not surprised by Western concerns about strategic ties with China
Jul 10, 2020 06:35Iran says it comes as no surprise to see Western countries expressing concern about Tehran’s strategic cooperation with Beijing, as they are terrified that Iran would be linked to China’s global potentialities.
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'Completely out of control': China says 'US epidemic' threat to rest of the world
Jul 09, 2020 14:06“In the coming fall and winter, the US epidemic will likely run rampant, and more countries and regions will be forced to suffer because of the US”, the Global Times wrote. "Lies are dominating US society's recognition of the epidemic," the paper added.
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Provocative US military drills near Chinese waters
Jul 09, 2020 13:59In response to legitimate Chinese military exercises in its own waters, the Pentagon falsely accused Beijing of “the latest in a long line of actions to assert unlawful maritime claims and disadvantage its Southeast Asian neighbors in the South China Sea (sic),” adding: “The US will continue to monitor Chinese military activity — in a part of the world where US forces close to its borders are a hostile presence.”
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China says Australia’s decision on Hong Kong meddling in internal affairs
Jul 09, 2020 07:32China says Australia is meddling in its internal affairs by suspending an extradition treaty with the government of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and extending visas for those of the city’s residents who are currently in Australia.