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SAO PAULO: Volunteers in Brazil received the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine made by a Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, making it the third such vaccine to enter Phase 3 clinical trials on Tuesday. The Phase 3 clinical trials, or large-scale testing on humans — is the last step before …

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stressed that Iran is always ready for dialogue with all regional countries, saying that there is no solution other than negotiations for settlement of misunderstandings and disputes. Referring to the Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Iraq, Seyed Abbas Mousavi told IRNA, “Iran has always called for negotiations …

Head of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani praised Iran’s assistance to the Iraqi government and people, saying that the Iraqi nation will never forget such help. “The Iraqi people will never forget the Islamic Republic’s assistance to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region,” Barzani said in a joint press conference …

 Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne confirmed on Sunday that the black boxes of Flight 752, the Ukrainian passenger plane that was mistakenly downed near Tehran in Jan., had arrived in Paris. In a tweet on Sunday, Champagne wrote that the black boxes are expected to be brought to France’s air accident agency, …

Iraqi prime minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia was postponed due to the hospitalization of King Salman. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced that the visit of the Iraqi prime minister to Riyadh has been postponed, according to el-Nashra. Riyadh welcomes the fact that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi …

One man died and eight others were injured Sunday evening when suspects opened fire on a busy street corner in D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said three men jumped out of a car and started shooting just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of 14th Street …

TEHRAN: Iranian oil minister on Monday informed that under the framework of the 25-year comprehensive cooperation road map, Iran and China will collaborate on the oil sector in the long-run. As Bijan Namdar Zanganeh told reporters that Iran is ready to sign a similar cooperation road map with all countries. …

TEHRAN:  The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the elite force’s Aviation has reached self-sufficiency in the field of defensive tools and equipment. “IRGC Aviation is now fully capable of providing its needs in the field of modernization and overhaul of the squadrons,” Major General Hossein …

Turkish police have arrested at least 27 suspected members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in a counter-terrorism operation in Istanbul. Media reports cited Turkish police sources said Sunday that the operation targeted addresses in 15 districts of Istanbul They had learned that those arrested had been ordered to carry …

TEHRAN:Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Sunday, as the long-serving Israeli prime minister faces mounting discontent over his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals in which he is alleged to have received lavish gifts from …