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Beijing slams Iran-related sanctions on Chinese company as ‘illegal’
May 21, 2020 00:58China has blasted the United States for its sanctions on a Chinese company over cooperation with Iran’s Mahan Air, saying the bans violate international rules on beneficial cooperation between countries.
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Iran hits out at US for threatening to permanently cut WHO funds amid coronavirus
May 21, 2020 00:40Iran has criticized US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to the World Health Organization (WHO) over COVID-19 handling amid the global battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Museums are losing millions but working hard to preserve COVID-19 artifacts
May 20, 2020 06:07In the future, generations will need the means to understand how the coronavirus pandemic affected our world, just as they can now reflect on the Spanish flu or the Black Death. The world heritage sector is already working hard to preserve the COVID-19 moment, predicting that future generations will need documentary evidence, photographic archives and artifacts to help them understand this period of history.
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US, China trade barbs at UN, amid spat over pandemic
May 20, 2020 04:58Representatives from China and the United States have traded barbs at a United Nations Security Council meeting, as the US continues to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic without evidence.
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India, China deploy more troops to disputed border after recent scuffle
May 19, 2020 10:12India and China have been reinforcing their military presence in the disputed Galwan Valley since their troops engaged in clashes in the Ladakh region during patrolling earlier this month.
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US smearing WHO to distract from own botched response to outbreak: China
May 19, 2020 07:02China says the United States is accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of being biased toward China in an attempt to distract attention from his administration’s botched response to the coronavirus epidemic.
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World no longer tolerates US bullying: Shamkhani
May 19, 2020 06:34Iran’s top security official says the United States has failed to muster support even from its own allies in its attempts to renew a UN arms embargo against the Islamic Republic, stressing that the world community no longer tolerates Washington’s “bullying.”
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Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia support national reconciliation in Afghanistan
May 19, 2020 01:32Senior diplomats from Iran, Pakistan, China and Russia have thrown their weight behind a power-sharing deal in Afghanistan signed between leaders of the country's two main political factions, expressing hope that the important step would speed up intra-Afghan talks.
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China has been open, transparent in fight against COVID-19: President Xi
May 18, 2020 09:59President Xi Jinping says China supports a ‘comprehensive’ inquiry into the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic after it ‘has been brought under control,’ stressing that Beijing has acted with ‘openness and transparency’ in dealing with the contagious disease since its outbreak.
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US mulls paying companies, tax breaks to pull supply chains from China: Report
May 18, 2020 09:53US lawmakers and officials are drawing up proposals aimed at encouraging American companies to move operations or major suppliers out of China.