European Parliament Condemns Human Rights Violations in India
Brussels: The European Parliament has approved a resolution condemning the ethnic and religious violence against minorities and the violation of human rights in India. According...
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US warns action against companies engaged in business with Xinjiang
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WASHINGTON DC, USA: The USA has warned businesses with supply chain and investment ties to China’s Xinjiang province that they could face legal consequences, citing...
US, South Africa, EU halt Johnson & Johnson vaccine over cases of blood clots
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WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US, South Africa and European Union have stopped the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of...
EU imposes sanctions on elite Iran commander over 2019 protests
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BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Iran, world powers to discuss return to nuclear deal
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BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Union has announced that officials from the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will meet virtually on Friday to discuss...
UN raises $6.4 billion for Syrians amid worsening humanitarian crisis
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NEW YORK, USA: International donors have pledged $6.4 billion in humanitarian aid to help Syrians fleeing a decade of civil war, but short of a...
EU halts plans to blacklist Turkey oil executives
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BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union has halted plans to blacklist more senior executives at Turkey’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), four diplomats said. European Union...
Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine to Australia
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ROME, Italy: Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of...
EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca
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BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union (EU) has warned it will tighten exports of Covid-19 vaccines produced in the bloc, amid a row with AstraZeneca over...