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Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000
Mar 21, 2020 07:20The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
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VP: Iran producing most complicated medicines for COVID-19
Mar 18, 2020 04:36Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Satatri said local researchers in knowledge-based companies are working on the most complicated pharmaceutical products to prevent and cure the novel coronavirus.
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Iran's Judiciary slams EU for complying with US sanctions
Mar 18, 2020 04:24Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili slammed European countries for their compliance with the US sanctions on Iran’s medicine sector as the country is fighting the coronavirus outbreak.
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Racist attacks and border militarization intensify in US, Europe as coronavirus spreads
Mar 16, 2020 12:58The Western regimes, including the US and some European states as usual have tried to attack refugees as the coronavirus spreads all around the world. In the U.S., the media has reported extensively on anti-Asian responses, especially on social media, to the outbreak. Physical assaults have been reported against Asian American riders on the New York City subways and elsewhere.
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ECB rebuts attacks as Visco signals it can buy Italian debt
Mar 16, 2020 12:39The European Central Bank signaled it’s ready to buy more debt of nations such as Italy to calm mounting financial panic, and pushed back against political criticism of President Christine Lagarde’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
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Australian minister who met with Ivanka Trump has coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020 09:53A senior Australian politician tested positive for the new coronavirus and entered hospital quarantine Friday, days after returning from Washington where he met Ivanka Trump and US Attorney General William Barr.
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Iran calls on JCPOA parties to save accord by restoring balance between rights and duties
Mar 11, 2020 16:23A senior Iranian diplomat has underlined the need for the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to save the historic agreement by restoring balance between their rights and duties and keeping their side of the bargain.
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Greek authorities ‘acting like Nazis’ in treating refugees
Mar 11, 2020 10:31Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Greek authorities are acting like the Nazis as they resort to violence in preventing thousands of refugees from crossing the Turkish border into Greece.
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Turkey’s Erdogan continues to withstand EU pressure to close border
Mar 11, 2020 05:25Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist pressure from the European Union (EU) states to stop the flow of refugees through his country’s borders with Greece, but has announced plans for the convention of a summit with European leaders next week to seek a solution to the crisis.
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Washington’s new moves in Europe unnecessary
Mar 09, 2020 11:58The new US-led ‘Defender-Europe 20’ exercise, which is months long and lasts from February until July, involves 20,000 US troops - more than those of all its NATO allies put together, and more than at any time in the past quarter-century. Although US officials do not say it is designed to counter an alleged Russian threat, the demonstration of US force capability comes after years of piecemeal reinforcements of NATO's eastern flank following Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014.