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COVID-19: Just 4.1% of EU inhabitants fully vaccinated
Mar 26, 2021 06:19EU leaders have stopped short of introducing a ban on the export of COVID-19 vaccines produced in the 27-nation bloc. This is while new data shows just over 4-percent of people living in the EU have been fully vaccinated.
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China will make efforts to safeguard Iran nuclear agreement, defend bilateral relations
Mar 26, 2021 03:11The Chinese Commerce Ministry says China will make efforts to safeguard the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that the US abandoned in 2018 under former president Donald Trump.
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Inordinate spin’ about reviving JCPOA aims to ‘reverse victim and culprits: Zarif
Mar 26, 2021 02:24Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent flurry of activity on the part of Western countries, which is apparently meant to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, actually aims to “reverse the victim and the culprits,” by ignoring the fact that Iran’s measures to reduce its commitments under the accord came after Western parties, topped by the US, failed to live up to their obligations.
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India halts AstraZeneca vaccine exports, EU considers own controls
Mar 26, 2021 01:52India puts a halt to exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the European Union considers it own export bans as the cases of the deadly respiratory rise in their communities.
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Vaccine failures cast shadow over EU summit as COVID-19 surges
Mar 26, 2021 00:12European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss a coordinated path out of the COVID-19 pandemic as infections surge again in many of their countries, seeking agreement on how to ramp up supplies of vaccines after a feeble start to inoculation.
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US says German companies could face sanctions in case of cooperation with Nord Stream 2 project
Mar 25, 2021 03:51US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that German companies could face sanctions in case of cooperation with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
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EU health chief says COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in many EU countries
Mar 25, 2021 01:58The pandemic is getting worse in many European countries, with the numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told a news conference on Wednesday.
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China accuses EU of ‘hypocrisy’ amid escalating row with West
Mar 24, 2021 09:27China has accused the European Union (EU) of “hypocrisy and bullying,” as tensions hit another high between Beijing and the West over new sanctions that have prompted Chinese retaliation.
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Top EU official: AstraZeneca responsible for reputational damage
Mar 24, 2021 07:40Less than five percent of the population in the European Union has been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A top EU official has blamed pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for the damage done to the bloc’s reputation.
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North Korea denounces EU's 'psychotic way of thinking' after sanctions
Mar 24, 2021 02:42North Korea has denounced the European Union (EU)'s "psychotic way of thinking," following the imposition of sanctions by the bloc on its top officials over allegations of human rights violations.