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US sanctions 2 State-owned Myanmar businesses
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on two state-owned Burmese companies in an attempt to deprive Myanmar's military leaders of a major source of income, the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Wednesday.
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China reluctant to barter J-10C fighter jets with Iran oil or natural gas:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): Beijing is hesitant to let Iran have its J-10C lightweight fighter jet in a barter trade for oil or natural gas, according to military analysts.
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US sanctions Pak company, six nationals working as Russian proxy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based company and six individuals for acting on behalf of the Russian network that attempted to meddle in the 2020 United States presidential election.
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US 'prepared to lift' sanctions imposed on Iran inconsistent with JCPOA
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): The United States is prepared to lift sanctions imposed on Iran to resume mutual compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday.
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US, allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington, DC [US], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses", the Treasury Department said.
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Russia, China must move away from western-controlled payment systems, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 22 (ANI): Amid the growing bans by the United States on Beijing and Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the US sanctions risks need to be alleviated by switching to alternative currencies and moving away from using the dollar.
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US sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong officials ahead of Blinken's Alaska mee
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week, Washington has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city.
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US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Alaska meet
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week.
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US needs to act more against China for human rights abuses against Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Even though the US sanctions on China for numerous human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims are hurting the nation but more action needs to be taken by the Biden administration to further enhance the pressure on Beijing's increasing crackdown on ethnic mino
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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention "to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact betwee
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US reinstates sanctions against Israeli businessman Gertler
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): The United States administration revoked a President Donald Trump-era license that exempted Israeli businessman Dan Gertler from sanctions over suspected corrupt deals with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), State Department spokesman Ned Price announced.
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China's bitcoin mining fuels unfavorable views of Beijing to historic high
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 27 (ANI): Already suffering from economic woes and price hikes caused by the US sanctions and government mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic, the severe air pollution and now the blackouts, many people in Iran were outraged to learn that the Chinese are supposedly de
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