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Beijing tightens coronavirus restrictions as new cases detected
Dec 27, 2020 12:51China has tightened restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, urging residents not to leave cities and villages during the holiday period.
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150 House Democrats urge US president-elect to rejoin Iran nuclear deal
Dec 25, 2020 02:49As many as 150 US House Democrats have called on Democratic President-elect, Joe Biden, to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, in a move completely antithetical to outgoing President Donald Trump’s unilateral exit from the multilateral agreement.
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UK faces Brexit limbo after talks deadline missed
Dec 24, 2020 16:50Negotiators of a Brexit trade deal inched towards a compromise on fishing rights on Sunday (20 Dec) but missed a major deadline, raising the prospect of weeks without arrangements from 1 January even in the event of agreement.
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Britain clinches narrow Brexit trade deal with European Union
Dec 24, 2020 15:18Britain has clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules.
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No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister
Dec 23, 2020 09:32The United Kingdom and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal to avoid a turbulent split in just eight days’ time because of serious disagreements about competition and fishing, a British minister said on Wednesday.
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Calls for national lockdown in England to curb spread of new Covid strain
Dec 23, 2020 06:38Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure to impose another national lockdown within days, as more than 40 countries banned arrivals from the UK in an effort to keep out a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus.
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Trucks stranded at UK border
Dec 23, 2020 04:48According to Iran Press, nearly 3,000 trucks remained stranded in southeastern England after France closed the border over fears of a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant.
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Iran rejects renegotiation of JCPOA as ‘absolutely not acceptable’
Dec 23, 2020 03:15Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected as “absolutely not acceptable” any proposal for the renegotiation of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Iran urges E3’s practical commitment to JCPOA
Dec 23, 2020 03:05The spokesperson for the Iranian government called on the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal to honor the JCPOA in practice instead of voicing concern.
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Putin, Macron urge ‘collective efforts’ to preserve JCPOA
Dec 23, 2020 02:56Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emanuel Macron called for “collective” cooperation among the remaining parties of the JCPOA in order to preserve the multilateral accord.