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EU leaders 'relieved' to see back of Trump
Jerome Hughes Press TV, Brussels EU leaders have agreed that COVID-19, climate change, trade and security should take center stage as the bloc is moving to rebuild relations with the United States. These ties were badly damaged under the presidency of Donald Trump. Brussels and Washington will also attempt to preserve the Iran nuclear deal now that Joe Biden has taken office. Key figures in the EU have been heaping praise ...
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Europe seeks new US ties
Amina Taylor Press TV, London Donald Trump’s time in the Oval office strained once close ties with old allies - none more so than Washington’s links with Europe. But how can Britain and the EU reset the once 'special relationship’ with new President Joe Biden’s administration? After four years of international uncertainty and one of the most unstable tenures in modern political history, it was time for the 46th president of ...
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Yemen FM condemns 'silly' Ansarullah terror designation
Robert Carter Press TV, London As Joe Biden takes over the White House many are asking what changes will be made to American foreign policy, in particular, towards Yemen. Trump's terrorist designation of Yemen's Ansarullah and continued US support for the Saudi-led aggression have both hampered peace efforts. Amid this uncertainty, Press TV secured an exclusive interview with the Foreign Minister of Yemen's Ansarullah-led government who spoke to us from the besieged ...
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Biden sworn in as US president under military lockdown
Wyatt Reed Press TV, Washington DC Joe Biden has officially entered the Oval Office, putting an end to the outgoing President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Joseph R. Biden was sworn on Wednesday morning as the 46th president of the United States against the backdrop of an unprecedented military lockdown and threats of violence which ultimately did not materialize. Biden stressed 'unity' above all else as ...
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Iranian airliner names its planes after renowned dignitaries
Yusef Jalali Press TV, Mashhad This plane belongs to the Iran Air Tour airliner. From now on, it has a name: Miremad Hasani. Miremad is perhaps the most important figure in the history of Persian calligraphy. The measure comes as part of an initiative to name 10 jets after outstanding dignitaries in the history of art, literature and science in Iran. The move took effect following an agreement signed between the Iranian ...
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Smugglers hide sheep in unusual place: car headlights
Customs officials found living sheep hidden behind the headlights of a car crossing from Syria to Turkey on Thursday. Livestock smuggling from Syria to Turkey has been a common practice in the region due to excessive price differences between the two countries. Military patrols usually spot and send back herds of livestock which have tried to be smuggled into Turkey. But this time smugglers used a different method to transport living sheep ...
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Molding plaster, displaced Syrian reconjures lost Palmyra ruins
Casting tiny columns from plaster at a make-shift workshop in the north of war-torn Syria, Ali Saleh patiently rebuilds a model of the ancient ruins of his lost hometown Palmyra. Tens years of Syria's war have robbed the 58-year-old of his home in the desert city, all four of his children, and the last of his poor hearing, his family says. (Source: AFP) ...
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Fire breaks out at plant owned by Indian vaccine maker
Eyewitness videos show heavy smoke rising from a burning building at a plant being built by the Serum Institute of India (SII) in western India. A source close to SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, said the fire will not affect production of coronavirus vaccines. The fire office in the western Indian city of Pune, where SII is based, told Reuters that five fire trucks had been sent to the site. ...
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