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China mass producing advanced J-20B warplanes as tensions rise with US
Jul 13, 2020 13:51Beijing has reportedly begun mass producing a modified version of its fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets amid escalating China-US tensions, which have given rise to fears of a military conflict between the two sides.
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China raises flood alert to second highest level
Jul 13, 2020 13:47China raised its flood response alert on Sunday to the second highest level as heavy rain battered regions along the Yangtze River, with the eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Jiangxi among the worst hit, state media reported.
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‘Iran open to long-term roadmaps for cooperation with friendly countries’
Jul 13, 2020 12:34The Foreign Ministry says Iran is ready for setting out roadmaps similar to the one that is in the works with China, with other friendly countries, saying attacks targeting the pending arrangement with Beijing are definitely being orchestrated from abroad.
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Iran-China deal to ditch dollar, bypass US sanctions: Leader’s advisor
Jul 13, 2020 11:46An advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a pending roadmap for strategic partnership between Iran and China is to help ditch the dollar in bilateral trade and bypass illegal and unilateral US sanctions.
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Official quashes rumors about Iran-China deal
Jul 13, 2020 06:13The Iranian president’s chief of staff dismissed as “illusions” some speculations about a 25-year cooperation agreement with China, saying the roadmap does not entail foreign control on Iranian islands or the presence of military forces by any means.
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China raises flood alert to second highest level
Jul 12, 2020 12:14China raised its flood response alert on Sunday to the second highest level as heavy rain battered regions along the Yangtze River, with the eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Jiangxi among the worst hit, state media reported.
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Russia ‘successfully completes’ human testing of COVID-19 vaccine + World updates
Jul 12, 2020 11:39A Russian research center says it has successfully completed the clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on humans, and scientists in China and Thailand are also racing to start new phases in developing their own potential vaccines for COVID-19.
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Iran slams ‘flurry of disinformation’ about potential China deal
Jul 12, 2020 04:54A senior Iranian foreign ministry official has slammed a “disinformation” campaign that seeks to stoke fears about the impacts of a potential agreement between Iran and China.
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Russia, China veto Western-backed UNSC resolution on Syria aid
Jul 11, 2020 13:28Russia and China have for the second time this week blocked a Western-sponsored UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to extend aid deliveries across the border from Turkey into northwest Syria amid concerns that the move violates the war-torn country's sovereignty.
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WHO advance team leaves for China to probe into coronavirus origin
Jul 11, 2020 06:33The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of experts to China to open an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 550,000 people across the globe.