Europe
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French plans to reduce COVID-19 lockdown measures
Apr 26, 2020 02:57French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will submit the government's plan to unwind the country's coronavirus lockdown to parliament on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.
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European foreign ministers call for ceasefire in Libya
Apr 26, 2020 00:28In a joint request, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Italy and the EU's top diplomat called on all sides in Libya on Saturday to resume peace talks.
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Global coronavirus death tally reaches 200,000
Apr 25, 2020 23:49The total number of coronavirus deaths in the world exceeded 200,000 on Saturday, while it is expected to see more than 3 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the coming days.
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Hundreds protest against lockdown at Polish-German border
Apr 25, 2020 12:37Hundreds of people who live in Poland and work in Germany protested on Friday evening in the southwestern Polish border town of Zgorzelec against a mandatory Coronavirus quarantine for those who cross the border.
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Iran’s steel production growth continues beyond global average: WSA
Apr 25, 2020 12:36The World Steel Association (WSA) reported that Iran's crude steel production increased by 2.8 million tons, a 14.1 percent increase over the month of March 2020.
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Ambassador: Iran determines to reach peaks of knowledge, technology
Apr 24, 2020 09:56Iran's ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said that the determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reach the peaks of knowledge and technology in the world is serious.
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Russia parliament voices support for Iran's satellite launch
Apr 24, 2020 09:04The head of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Duma (Parliament), along with the Senate and the Russian government, said in response to the US claim that Iran had violated the Security Council resolution that Tehran's action to launch the "Noor 1" military satellite into space was in no way a violation of the UN Security Council resolution.
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EU foreign policy chief criticizes US over Iran
Apr 23, 2020 07:14Following the US refusal to agree with Iran’s request for a loan from the IMF, EU foreign policy chief chided US for blocking Iran loan.
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WHO chief: we declared virus a global emergency at right time
Apr 23, 2020 02:25Defending the World Health Organization response to the novel coronavirus, WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the group announced coronavirus a global emergency at the right time.
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New Transactions with Iran Using INSTEX underway soon, Germany says
Apr 22, 2020 07:25The Foreign Minister of Germany said that the EU-Iran trading mechanism INSTEX, designed to allow Europeans to bypass US sanctions and continue trade with Tehran, is underway soon.
