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US exit from JCPOA, maximum pressure on Iran 'root causes' of stalemate, says China
Jul 05, 2021 08:48The United States' unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and its ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran are the “root causes” of the current stalemate, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a global peace forum.
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EU lawmaker urges bloc to stop supporting US imperialism
Jul 05, 2021 01:55An independent member of the European Parliament from Ireland says the United States’ pursuit of power has done more harm since 1945 than all other countries.
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Highly contagious Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
Jul 04, 2021 04:25Chun Eun-mi, a respiratory disease specialist at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in Seoul said "The Delta variant of coronavirus is a strain that is most optimized for widespread transmissions."
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Case for Brexit was built on lies. Five years later, deceit is routine in UK politics
Jul 02, 2021 02:50After five years, the biggest casualties of Brexit are in plain sight. Integrity and decency in public life are crumbling.
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WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as COVID cases rise again in Europe
Jul 02, 2021 01:13The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as COVID cases rise again in Europe, fueled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
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Russia conducts live fire drill in Black Sea amid rising tensions with Ukraine, NATO
Jul 02, 2021 00:45Russia has conducted a live fire naval drill in the Black Sea amid escalating tensions with Ukraine and NATO countries in the strategic area.
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UK and Brussels near deal on COVID passports to boost holiday hopes
Jul 01, 2021 14:48Hopes have been raised of summer holidays in Europe for fully vaccinated Britons as a deal with Brussels on COVID passports neared completion and Germany failed to convince popular destinations to pull an “emergency brake” on UK visitors.
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Euro zone recovery faces risks from virus mutations: ECB's Lagarde
Jul 01, 2021 07:52The euro zone economy may well avoid the most pessimistic scenario envisaged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but it still faces risks from virus mutations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.
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Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens ‘scrabbling’ to attain post-Brexit status before deadline
Jun 30, 2021 12:23EU citizens are struggling to apply for post-Brexit settled status as the Home Office reaches “breaking point” coping with a last-minute surge in applications.
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Next Iranian admin may take over JCPOA talks: Spokesman
Jun 30, 2021 02:17The administration of Iranian President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi will handle the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal if Tehran’s desirable demands are not met until end of the outgoing administration’s term, the spokesman for the government said.