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US-China trade friction sends European shares lower
Nov 20, 2019 12:43European stocks were on track for their worst day in six weeks on Wednesday, as a threat of US-China trade negotiations hitting an impasse weighed, while a slump in Germany’s Wirecard and falling oil prices added to the gloom.
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Are we really in a sixth mass extinction?
Nov 20, 2019 07:05The Earth is currently experiencing an extinction crisis largely due to the exploitation of the planet by people. But whether this constitutes a sixth mass extinction depends on whether today’s extinction rate is greater than the “normal” or “background” rate that occurs between mass extinctions.
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European countries voice concern about Egypt’s rights record at UN panel
Nov 14, 2019 04:54Several European countries have censured Egypt for serious human rights abuses, with UN diplomats voicing alarm over mounting crackdown on freedom of expression in the North African state under general-turned President Abdel Fattah el-Sis.
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Iran looks to rising bloc in EU mold to beat US sanctions: Report
Nov 12, 2019 13:00Iran is seriously rooting for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a huge trading bloc in the mold of the European Union which seeks to connect Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
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Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling
Nov 12, 2019 09:10Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.
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Iran FM challenges European claim of upholding 2015 nuclear deal
Nov 12, 2019 06:50Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has challenged a claim by the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal that they are upholding their end of the bargain, saying the trio have, in fact, fulfilled none of their contractual commitments.
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Mogherini: EU reaffirms full commitment to Iran nuclear deal
Nov 12, 2019 03:33European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says despite all difficulties, the bloc's foreign ministers have once again reaffirmed their support for the full implementation of a nuclear deal Iran clinched with the 5+1 group in 2015.
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Iranian diplomat says INSTEX implementation incomplete, ineffective
Nov 12, 2019 02:29A senior Iranian diplomat has criticized Europe for failing to implement a non-dollar direct payment channel aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions, saying Tehran considers the mechanism "weak."
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Rouhani: Iran to stay in JCPOA, reap benefits when UN arms embargo ends next year
Nov 11, 2019 09:48President Hassan Rouhani says Iran intends to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite US violations, arguing that the accord will be put to good use next year when a long-running arms embargo against Tehran comes to an end.
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FM Zarif says door still open to talks despite nuclear commitment cuts
Nov 09, 2019 03:50Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has left the door open for negotiations over the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal despite its decision to further scale back its nuclear commitments.