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UK Police describes murder of lawmaker Amess as terrorist attack, says possible link to Islamist extremism

London [UK], October 16 (ANI): The murder of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist attack, the UK Police said.

2021-10-16T00:31:14.947175+00:00 IST

Hearts full of shock, sadness at death of Sir David Amess: UK PM

London [UK], October 16 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday expressed grief over the killing of UK Conservative MP Sir David Amess.

2021-10-15T21:46:54.728299+00:00 IST

British media angered by Netflix's low corporation tax payments

London [UK], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Netflix's corporation tax payments in the United Kingdom amounted to just 4 million pounds ($5.5 million) in 2020, despite the fact that the company earned about 1.15 billion pounds from its British subscribers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Guardian reported on Friday.

2021-10-15T20:45:45.913479+00:00 IST

Georgia's COVID-19 cases top 6,50,000

Tbilisi [Georgia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Friday reported 3,270 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 652,677, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).

2021-10-15T17:58:16.427871+00:00 IST

Finnish govt decrees nationwide use of COVID-19 passport

Helsinki [Finland] October 15 (ANI/Xinhua) As of October 16, the European Union's (EU) Digital COVID Certificate - also known as the COVID-19 Passport - will be used nationwide in Finland, the country's authorities said on Friday.

2021-10-15T17:25:08.032048+00:00 IST

Russia hopes for frank conversation with Taliban on October 20, says Zamir Kabulov

Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): Russia hopes for a frank conversation with Taliban on October 20 in a Moscow-format meeting, said Zamir Kabulov, Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan on Friday.

2021-10-15T16:55:34.369064+00:00 IST

UN 'extremely' saddened by murder of UK Conservative politician Amess

New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is saddened by the killing of UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess who died earlier on Friday after being stabbed at his regular constituency surgery in Essex, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

2021-10-15T16:48:42.481529+00:00 IST

Russia will soon begin supplies of EpiVacCorona vaccine to Venezuela

Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is planning to begin supplying the EpiVacCorona COVID-19 vaccine to Venezuela soon, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on Friday.

2021-10-15T16:31:28.041096+00:00 IST

Perpetrator of archery attack in Norway may suffer from mental illness - Police

Kongsberg [Norway], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The individual behind the deadly archery attack in Norway's Kongsberg is likely suffering from a mental disorder, and is now being held in a secure medical facility, the police said on Friday.

2021-10-15T16:06:05.760955+00:00 IST

Four migrants dead, 21 missing as boat sank off Spanish coast

Madrid [Spain], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Four migrants have died and another 21 people are still missing as the boat they were travelling with sank in rough seas on Thursday night, Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed Friday.

2021-10-15T15:51:59.071276+00:00 IST

Denmark to start offering COVID-19 booster shots to those over 65

Aarhus [Denmark], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark begins the second phase of its revaccination program next Monday in an effort to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19 infection, the Danish Health Authority (SST) said in a press release on Friday.

2021-10-15T14:57:53.945782+00:00 IST

France urges Iran to resume full cooperation with IAEA

Paris [France], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The French foreign ministry called on Iran on Friday to immediately resume full cooperation with the (IAEA) and cease violations of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

2021-10-15T14:49:01.442918+00:00 IST

UK Conservative MP David Amess dies after being stabbed 'multiple times'

London [UK], October 15 (ANI): UK Conservative MP Sir David Amess (69) has died after being stabbed multiple times while attending a constituency surgery at a church in Essex on Friday.

2021-10-15T14:34:34.084492+00:00 IST

Putin says there should be no 'haste' to recognise Taliban officially

Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): Noting that the international community should maintain contact with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, however, said there should be no haste to recognise the interim government led by the group officially.

2021-10-15T14:07:09.757819+00:00 IST

UK to call for end to global deforestation at COP 26: Reports

London [UK], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK will urge world leaders at the upcoming 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to pledge their commitment to stopping and reversing deforestation, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, sources told the Guardian newspaper.

2021-10-15T13:14:27.630749+00:00 IST

General election campaign begins in Bulgaria

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Campaigning for the Bulgarian presidential election and snap parliamentary elections have begun and will go on until November 13, Radio Bulgaria (BNR) reported on Friday.

2021-10-15T12:46:21.853859+00:00 IST

New Covid measures comes in force today in Sofia

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 15 (ANI/Novinite): New anti-epidemic measures come into force - extracurricular activities for students stop today in Sofia.

2021-10-15T05:20:12.152700+00:00 IST

Victims of archery attack in Norway's Kongsberg were killed indoors

Kongsberg [Norway], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Victims of the archery attack in Norway's Kongsberg were killed indoors, Police Prosecutor Ann Iren Svane Mathiassen told VG newspaper on Thursday.

2021-10-14T16:16:43.055391+00:00 IST

WHO: Mortality from COVID-19 around the world dropped to lowest level

Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI/Novinite): The number of weekly coronavirus deaths worldwide continues to decline and is now at its lowest level in nearly a year.

2021-10-14T08:47:21.689371+00:00 IST

Norwegian Police say detained Danish citizen suspected of Kongsberg archery attack

Oslo [Norway], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): A 37-year-old Danish citizen has been detained in the southern Norwegian town of Kongsberg over suspicions of staging the deadly archery attack, police said on Thursday.

2021-10-14T03:45:59.961595+00:00 IST

India responsible nuclear-weapon State, maintains credible minimum deterrence: Envoy

Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Pankaj Sharma on Wednesday noted that India is a responsible nuclear weapon State and maintains a policy of credible minimum deterrence, based on a no-first-use posture and non-use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States.

2021-10-14T01:01:14.091717+00:00 IST