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US, European allies refuse to unfreeze Venezuela funds for vaccine purchase
Jan 04, 2021 05:54The United States, Britain and some European Union states have rejected Venezuela’s appeal to unfreeze its sanctioned assets in order to purchase the much-needed coronavirus vaccine, the nation’s President Nicolas Maduro has unveiled.
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Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market
Jan 03, 2021 06:55Britain finally on Thursday Dec. 31 severed its turbulent half-century partnership with Europe, quitting the EU single market and customs union and going its own way four-and-a-half years after its shock vote to leave the bloc.
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Russia vows retaliatory moves if US deploys missiles in Europe
Dec 28, 2020 11:05Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin has criticized US refusal to extend the New START arms control treaty as well as its plans to deploy missiles in Europe, vowing to take “proportionate retaliatory measures.”
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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.