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IAEA chief says Iran agrees to technical meeting to clarify unanswered questions over nuclear program

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Iran has accepted an invitation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to a technical meeting to clarify “outstanding issues” over its nuclear program and site inspections, the head of the UN body has announced. … Read More >IAEA chief says Iran agrees to technical meeting to clarify unanswered questions over nuclear program

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Italy blocks 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from reaching Australia in first for EU – reports

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

The Italian government has reportedly prevented a shipment of some 250,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University from leaving the country for Australia, in the first such action in the EU. … Read More >Italy blocks 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from reaching Australia in first for EU – reports

9 dead & 4 injured in Turkish military helicopter crash, search efforts launched in snowy mountain region

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

At least nine soldiers have died and four more were injured after a Cougar military helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement on Thursday. … Read More >9 dead & 4 injured in Turkish military helicopter crash, search efforts launched in snowy mountain region

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WATCH: People flee to higher ground, boats rush to safer waters after New Zealand says tsunami evacuation ‘overrides’ Covid alert

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Coastal areas of New Zealand were under evacuation orders for several hours after a series of powerful earthquakes, sending residents fleeing to safety as officials said the emergency overrode the country’s Covid-19 restrictions. … Read More >WATCH: People flee to higher ground, boats rush to safer waters after New Zealand says tsunami evacuation ‘overrides’ Covid alert

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Australian national broadcaster stops airing Chinese state-run TV over human rights concerns

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Australian national TV network SBS has announced that it will no longer broadcast content from CGTN and CCTV, China’s state-run TV channels, over claims that the stations aired dozens of forced confessions from prisoners. … Read More >Australian national broadcaster stops airing Chinese state-run TV over human rights concerns

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Ban vaccine export? We can do the same, French minister says, after Italy stopped AstraZeneca shipment to Australia

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

France could take a cue from Italy and ban the export of Covid-19 vaccines, the French health minister said. Italy blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca jabs to Australia under the EU’s anti-shortfall rules. … Read More >Ban vaccine export? We can do the same, French minister says, after Italy stopped AstraZeneca shipment to Australia

At least one dead in Mandalay as anti-coup protests persist in Myanmar (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Another fatality has been reported in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-biggest city, as security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the military government that took power over a month ago. … Read More >At least one dead in Mandalay as anti-coup protests persist in Myanmar (VIDEOS)

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‘Unbridled crisis situation’: Australian PM says he understands Italy’s export block on 250,000 Covid-19 vaccines

Posted on March 7, 2021By Editor

Australia’s prime minister has brushed off Italy’s decision to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccines as the EU continues to try to limit deliveries to other countries to address a shortage of doses across the continent. … Read More >‘Unbridled crisis situation’: Australian PM says he understands Italy’s export block on 250,000 Covid-19 vaccines

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard thwarts hijacking attempt to fly Iran Air plane across Persian Gulf – media

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Iran’s IRGC reportedly stopped the attempted hijacking of a passenger plane in the Islamic Republic. The perpetrator, who was arrested, allegedly wanted to take a Fokker 100 aircraft south across the Persian Gulf. … Read More >Iran’s Revolutionary Guard thwarts hijacking attempt to fly Iran Air plane across Persian Gulf – media

Pope Francis begins historic trip to Iraq in first papal visit to the Middle Eastern nation (VIDEO)

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Pope Francis has arrived in Baghdad as he begins a historic trip to Iraq, in the first-ever papal visit to the nation and his first international trip in more than a year, after remaining at the Vatican during the Covid pandemic. … Read More >Pope Francis begins historic trip to Iraq in first papal visit to the Middle Eastern nation (VIDEO)