US warns action against companies engaged in business with Xinjiang
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...
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US, South Africa, EU halt Johnson & Johnson vaccine over cases of blood clots
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
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
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
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
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
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...
AstraZeneca agrees to boost Covid-19 vaccine supply to EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union (EU) has said UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine doses by March, after...
EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca
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...
France, EU lawmakers call for sanctions on Turkey
PARIS, France: France is leading a push for European Union sanctions on Turkey next month to follow through on a threat made by the bloc...