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Moderna nears US authorization for COVID-19 shot with FDA staff endorsement

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared set for regulatory authorization this week after US Food and Drug Administration staff endorsed it as safe and effective...

Iran’s ICT minister special guest of int’l symposium on telecommunications

The International Symposium on Telecommunications (IST) will be held online within days due to COVID-19 pandemic hosting Iran’s ICT minister as its special guest,...

Yemen says may help protect Saudi ports if asked

In the wake of an explosion at a Saudi fuel transport terminal, a senior Yemeni official heaped heavy sarcasm on the kingdom over its...

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Kabul’s deputy governor killed in blast

Rouhani: Failed sanctions policy against Iran should become history

President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the outgoing US administration’s repeated failures in its policy of pressure and sanctions against Iran, advising all those who are...

Health minister blasts US for blocking Iran’s access to medicine

The sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump's administration have deprived the people in Iran of having access to medicine even amid the COVID-19...

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