Iran Not To Halt Parts Of Nuclear Activities Until U.S. Lifts Sanctions

TEHRAN, Apr 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will not stop parts of its current nuclear activities, until the United States lifts anti-Iran sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, said yesterday. His country will…

Covid-19: Infections in Canada edge closer to US rate

Vaccine is being administered at a hockey arena in Toronto  OTTAWA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The rate of Covid infections in Canada is edging close to – and may overtake – US levels for the first time. It comes as Canada struggles to contain new Covid-19 variants and to ramp up its…

Covid-19: EU agency reviewing blood clots with Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 1 fatality

THE HAGUE, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s drug regulator said it had launched a review of possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and blood clots after reports of four cases, one of them fatal. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said its safety committee “has started a…

India Expresses Concern Over U.S. Navy’s Operations Near Lakshadweep

NEW DELHI, Apr 10 (NNN-PTI) – New Delhi conveyed its concerns to Washington, over the U.S. navy’s operations near the Lakshadweep Islands, without its permission, the Indian foreign ministry said. “The Government of India’s stated position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is that, the…

Chinese Envoy Urges U.S. To Immediately Lift Unilateral Sanctions On Iran

VIENNA, Apr 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. promise on lifting unilateral sanctions must be put into action immediately, said Wang Qun, Chinese envoy to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna, yesterday, after a meeting with other senior diplomats concerning the Iran nuclear deal. “Regarding the unilateral sanctions…

Soyuz crew to blast off and mark 60 years of spaceflight

ALMATY (Kazakhstan), April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A three-man crew will blast off to the International Space Station on Friday in a capsule honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space. Reminders of Gagarin’s achievement were everywhere at the Russia-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan…

Covid-19: WHO records over 667,000 new daily cases worldwide

GENEVA, April 9 (NNN-TASS) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has exceeded 132.73 million across the globe, growing by more than 667,000 cases in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization reported. This is the highest single-day figure since Jan 17, the WHO said, reporting 132,730,691 coronavirus cases…

US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise

Anti-coup protesters run from the military during a demonstration in Yangon WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise in a bid to curtail the military junta’s ability to generate revenues, according to a statement. The move is the latest…

Covid-19: AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb shots

LONDON, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the African Union dropped plans to buy the shot amid global shortages, dealing further blows to the company’s hopes to deliver a vaccine for the world. The vaccine – developed with Oxford…

Singapore, US to explore ways to revive air travel amid Covid-19, including vaccination certificates

SINGAPORE, April 9 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore and the United States will explore ways to revive international air travel safely amid COVID-19, including the use of vaccination certificates. Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung had an introductory virtual meeting with his US counterpart Pete Buttigieg on Thursday, during which they discussed several…
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