Daily Archives: June 19, 2021

US triples COVID vaccines for Taiwan amid tensions with China

A senior US administration official says Washington will ship 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, more than tripling America’s previous allocation of shots for the island, amid increasing tensions with China. Washington is competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through so-called “vaccine diplomacy”, according to Reuters. The vaccines …

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Al-Fateh: The Islamic Republic, its wise leadership, and its conscious people will remain a support for all the oppressed

Al-Fateh Alliance, led by Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed that the presidential term of President-elected Ebrahim Raeisi will be a real chance for the establishment of pivotal, strategic relations between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the background of historical and religious commonalities. The Alliance said in a statement …

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Iraqi President Salih and PM al-Kadhimi congrats Iran’s President-elect Raisi

The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, and Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, held phone calls with the Iranian President-elect, Ebrahim Raeisi, noting that both sent a cable of congratulations for Iran’s former chief Justice for winning the Presidential race. In a readout issued by the Iraqi Presidency, President Salih congratulated Iran’s President-elect …

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Iran’s President-elect Raeisi: I’ll form an active, anti-corruption administration

Iran’s President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has lauded the “historic” and “passionate” turnout in the June 18 election, which he won overwhelmingly, vowing to make good on his campaign pledges and work to form an “active, revolutionary, and anti-corruption” administration. “Yesterday, the world once again witnessed a great epic created by …

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Four killed, four badly injured in plane crash in Siberia

Four people were killed and four badly injured on Saturday when a small plane crashed in Russia’s Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia, the local emergency medical service said. TASS news agency earlier said at least seven people were killed when the twin-engine L-410 crashed near the Tanay aerodrome, which provides …

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