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Iran urges IAEA to avoid dangerous precedent
Jun 21, 2020 01:49Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refrain from a dangerous precedent and not rely on baseless claims after the UN nuclear agency’s Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Iran.
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ECB chief urges quick EU recovery plan to pull economy from ‘dramatic fall’
Jun 19, 2020 12:58European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde has urged European Union (EU) leaders to quickly agree on a recovery package that would pull the economy from a "dramatic fall" or risk a change in sentiment on markets, which were expecting a deal soon.
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Iran ‘categorically’ deplores IAEA resolution, vows ‘appropriate action’
Jun 19, 2020 12:56Iran has deplored the latest resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying the Islamic Republic would take “appropriate action” where the sponsors of the move would stand responsible for any "repercussions."
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China, Russia see US 'bullying' as IAEA adopts anti-Iran resolution
Jun 19, 2020 06:55China and Russia have rebuked the International Atomic Energy Agency for giving in to US "bullying" as the IAEA's board of governor on Friday passed a resolution critical of Iran for the first time since 2012.
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Annexation to have ‘significant consequences’ for EU-Israel relations, EU warns
Jun 18, 2020 23:36The European Union’s foreign policy chief has warned that the annexation of Palestinian territories in the occupied West Bank pursued by the Israeli regime will have "significant consequences" for bilateral ties between the bloc and Tel Aviv.
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Iran warns IAEA against adopting resolution pushing for intrusive nuclear inspections
Jun 18, 2020 23:05Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against adopting a draft resolution pushing for intrusive inspections of two nuclear sites in the country.
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Maduro to EU: Venezuela not your backyard; stop your meddling
Jun 17, 2020 08:40Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned the European Union to stay out of Caracas’ internal affairs, stressing that the Latin American country is not the bloc’s backyard.
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Iran: E3 unconstructive draft resolution at IAEA meeting mockery of intl. rules
Jun 16, 2020 07:47Iran has condemned as “unconstructive” a resolution reportedly drafted by the three European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal for a vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s governing board meeting, saying such a resolution makes a mockery of international rules.
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Tourism deals lingering blow to global economy
Jun 15, 2020 10:49Economists warn the blow that coronavirus has dealt to the global travel and tourism industry is set to do lingering damage to the world’s growth, as areas that are dependent on visitors for their income struggle to reposition their local economies.
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Black Lives Matter everywhere: it’s time to defund the US military
Jun 15, 2020 09:58“The case for Black Lives Matter should be applied globally and the push to defund police should be extended to the US military,” said Medea Benjamin, American political activist who co-founded Code Pink.