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Iran’s hospitals feel pain of sanctions
Difficulties in importing medicine and equiptment having adverse affect on health of up to six million patients.
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NCAA OKs tougher sanctions for rule-breakers
The NCAA passed a package of sweeping changes Tuesday intended to crack down hard on rule-breaking schools and coaches.
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Before meningitis outbreak, firm avoided sanctions
BOSTON (Reuters) – The pharmacy tied to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak escaped harsh punishment from health regulators several times in the years leading up to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak that has raised questions about oversight of the customized…
Iran says EU new sanctions are futile
Tehran says EU’s new sanctions will not force any retreat on the country’s suspect nuclear programme.
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Iran sanctions need time, PM says
David Cameron says the international community must show the “courage” to give sanctions against Iran the time to work.
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New EU economic sanctions target Iran
Foreign ministers agree on asset freezing and travel ban on 34 additional entities in oil, gas and financial sectors.
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Frum: Uses and limits of Iran sanctions
Iran’s oil output has tumbled to the lowest level in 23 years, the International Energy Agency reported Friday. This is the work of the tightening sanctions around Iran. The effects upon the Iranian economy have been dramatic.
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US exports to Iran soar despite sanctions
Exports to Iran rose to 9.5m in the first eight months of 2012, from 0.8m during the same period last year.
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Iran’s rial plunges as Western sanctions bite
Currency has lost more than a quarter of its value over the past week, raising fears of widespread inflation.
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EU agrees to beef up sanctions on Syria
Syrian troops backed by tanks and helicopters repel a rebel attack in Aleppo, while activists report nationwide clashes.
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EU powers call for Iran sanctions
Britain, Germany and France urge fellow European Union countries to impose more sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
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US investigates UniCredit over Iran sanctions
Italy’s largest bank by assets is being investigated by US authorities for possibly breaking sanctions that prohibit doing business with certain countries
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US lifts Iran sanctions for NGOs
The US Treasury says it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send money for earthquake relief in Iran.
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Penn State gets first ’13 recruit since sanctions
Penn State has picked up its first 2013 commitment since the NCAA levied unprecedented sanctions against the program in late July.
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US adds Hezbollah to Syria sanctions list
Lebanese group denounced for “integral role” in violence in Syria, whose state oil company has also been targeted.
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New US sanctions on the Assad regime, Hezbollah
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set new, largely symbolic, sanctions Friday on Syria’s state-run oil company and the Hezbollah militant group, moves designed to underscore Iran’s key role in propping up the Syrian regime over the span of its…
US prepares new sanctions on Assad regime
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and its allies as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads to Turkey for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian…
Sources: Penn St. expected to ratify sanctions
The Penn State University board of trustees will hold a special meeting Sunday and is expected to formally ratify the consent decree of sanctions agreed to last month by university president Rodney Erickson and the NCAA, “Outside the Lines” has…
UN chief urges sanctions on Mali rebels
Ban Ki-moon seeks financial and travel sanctions against rebels and extremist groups who have taken over northern Mali.
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Paterno family demands appeal of sanctions
The family of Joe Paterno on Friday demanded an appeal of the NCAA’s unprecedented sanctions against Penn State for its leaders’ role in concealing the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
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