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Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, ends city's preferential trade status
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an legislation and executive order holding China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong.
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China announces reciprocal sanctions against US lawmakers, envoy over Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced reciprocal sanctions against the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback, US Senator Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Republican Chris Smith.
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Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's bank accounts restored after approv
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Pakistan has restored the bank accounts of top five leaders of defunct Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) and Lashkar -e-Taiba (LeT), including its chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.
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Iran to continue developing its oil industry despite US sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 11 (ANI): Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran is determined to develop its oil industry despite US sanctions.
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China's use of economic sanctions now fail to serve its geopolitical goals
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): China's practice of imposing economic sanctions on countries to achieve its own geopolitical goals is nothing new. The regular phenomenon of China bullying others has, infact, helped other countries to keep several options at bay, reported Minxin Pei in Nik
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China rejects US sanctions on Chinese officials, talks of reciprocal measu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): China has rejected US sanctions on Chinese officials and said it will impose "reciprocal measures" on US institutions and individuals.
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US sanctions three senior CCP officials over human rights violations in Xi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 10 (ANI): US on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against some senior officials of Chinese Communist Party in response to the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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UK says China 'can't be trusted' over its treatment of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has questioned whether China can be trusted to live up to international obligations after its move to introduce a new security law for Hong Kong, which London says it contravenes the historical agreement handing over the terri
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World Bank sanctions $400 million to enhance Namami Gange Programme
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The World Bank and the Government of India on Tuesday signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange Programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river.
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Iran's Vice President says US failed to stop Iranian oil exports
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has failed to stop the Iranian oil exports despite the intention to bring it to zero, First Vice President of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday.
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Iran files lawsuit against U.S. over sanctions amid COVID-19 fight
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 5 (Xinhua/ANI): Iran has filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice against the United States over effects of sanctions on Iran's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Leila Joneidi, Iran's presidential aide for legal affairs, said on Saturday.
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