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Fossil fuel pollution caused nearly 1 in 5 premature deaths in 2018, study finds

Feb 17, 2021 06:01

Researchers at universities in the U.K. and at Harvard University estimated that, in 2018, 8.7 million people died prematurely due to pollution released by fossil fuels, or about 18 percent of total global deaths that year.
Europe needs to ditch passive attitude toward Tehran-Washington dispute over JCPOA: Carnegie Europe

Feb 17, 2021 02:45

A Brussels-based think tank has urged Europeans to ditch their passive attitude toward the Iran-US dispute over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which was abandoned by the United States under former president Donald Trump, arguing that Europe should instead play a central role in efforts to revive the agreement.
EU responsible for ‘sequencing’ all parties’ compliance with JCPOA: Iran FM

Feb 15, 2021 15:15

Iran’s foreign minister says the European Union is responsible for taking action to ‘sequence’ compliance of all parties to Iran nuclear deal in a bid to end the current standoff between Tehran and Washington over which party should take the first step and return to its commitments under the accord.
Turkey blasts West’s ‘double standard’ on terrorism

Feb 15, 2021 11:56

Turkey’s foreign minister says the West continues to maintain a “selective” approach towards terrorism after the US and the Europeans issued either a lukewarm reaction or kept mum on recent killings by anti-Turkey terrorists.
Tehran to halt Additional Protocol unless other parties return to full JCPOA compliance

Feb 15, 2021 10:33

Tehran says it will end its voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement should the other parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement fail to honor their commitments by the deadline of February 21.
Iran welcomes Qatar’s push to save JCPOA, slams Biden for acting like Trump

Feb 15, 2021 06:05

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson hailed Qatar for its efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, made it clear that Washington’s commitment to the JCPOA requires no messages, and denounced the new US administration for following in footsteps of its predecessor.
'Irritated' West using Navalny to 'contain' Russia: Putin

Feb 14, 2021 09:39

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western powers are exploiting the case of detained opposition figure Alexei Navalny to “contain” Moscow.
In rebuke to E3, Zarif challenges trio to lay out fulfilled JCPOA duties

Feb 12, 2021 15:48

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has challenged the commitment of the three European parties to the nuclear deal of 2015 signed between Tehran and major world powers after the trio claimed that Iran risks losing the opportunity to fully realize the agreement by starting to produce uranium metal.
Russia ready to sever EU ties if hit with new sanctions: Lavrov

Feb 12, 2021 08:53

Russia has warned that it is ready to sever ties with the European Union (EU) if the 27-memebr bloc hits Moscow with new economic sanctions following recent tensions over the case of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
EU lawmaker: EU silent on ongoing Saudi-led 'genocide in Yemen

Feb 11, 2021 16:34

An independent member of the European Parliament (EP) from Ireland says Saudi Arabia and its allies continue their genocide in Yemen without a word of protest from the European Union or the so-called human rights defenders.