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Iran demands release of frozen assets as South Korean diplomat visits

A South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Gulf waters, Iran, January 4, 2021. /Reuters South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister, Choi Jong-kun, arrived in Tehran on Sun

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Magnitude-5.1 quake struck waters off eastern Taiwan: CENC

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan's Yilan County at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

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South Korea to send delegation to Iran over seized tanker

A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to negotiate the release of a seized tanker and its crew, Yonhap news agency reported.A South Korean chemical tanker was seized by Iran's Rev

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Iran Revolutionary Guards seize South Korean-flagged tanker

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in the Gulf, Fars News Agency and other local media reported, saying the action was taken over "environmental hazards.""A Ko

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Swimmers brave icy waters to celebrate 2021 in Shanxi

01:42 A cold wave is sweeping across northern China, plunging huge parts of the country into its icy grip. But it hasn't stopped some swimmers from jumping into freezin

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PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say

British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats signifi

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PLA expels U.S. destroyer from territorial waters off Nansha Islands

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday expelled U.S. destroyer USS John S. McCain after it trespassed into China's territorial waters off Nansha Islands

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UK, EU tell each other to budge in talks on post-Brexit future

Getty Images The U.K. on Sunday insisted that the European Union should budge to open the way to a new post-Brexit trade deal, but the bloc's negotiator defended its stand.There are less than

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Two sailors dead and two missing after ship sinks off Vietnamese coast

Two Chinese sailors were found dead while two others, including one Chinese, are still unaccounted for after a Panama flagged ship they aboard sank off central Vietnam's Binh Thuan province.The cargo

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Brexit trade talks 'in a serious situation' and no deal very likely - UK says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said on Thursday that trade talks with the European Union were in a “serious situation” and that no agreement would be rea

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Progress on Brexit issues, next days critical, EU says

The European Union’s chief executive said on Wednesday that she could not say if there would be a trade accord with Britain but there had been progress and that the nex

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Venice under water as complex dam system fails to activate

St Mark's Square is in the lowest area of Venice, lying just one metre above sea level. /Reuters Venice's St Mark's Square was under water on Tuesday as strong winds and heavy rains pushed int

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EU to consider making good on sanctions threat against Turkey

EU foreign ministers will evaluate grounds for sanctions against Turkey over a Mediterranean gas dispute on Monday before the bloc’s leaders decide whether to make good

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Kenya rescues endangered Rothschild Giraffes from shrinking island

Rothschild's giraffe or Baringo giraffe in Lake Nakuru, Nakuru, Great Rift Valley, Kenya. /Getty Images Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in conjunction with conservation partners has successfully

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Regulator: Permit to Build Nord Stream 2 Valid Through December, Future Permit is Being Considered

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) confirmed on Tuesday that its permit for laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in German waters is valid through De

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UK holds firm on fish in Brexit talks with EU

Britain dug in its heels over fishing in Brexit negotiations with the European Union, demanding an end to what its environment minister cast as an unfair system of EU f

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Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down

Face-to-face negotiations between Britain and the European Union over a trade deal restarted earlier on Saturday as the two sides make a last ditch attempt to reach an