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Russia raises concern over ISIS growing activity in Afghanistan

Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI): Russia is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan and calls on authorities to take additional measures to ensure the security of the Russian embassy in Kabul, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday.

2021-10-07T17:19:49.081670+00:00 IST

WHO says process of Sputnik V's approval about to be sorted out

Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The process of approval of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V at the World Health Organization (WHO) is about to be sorted out following negotiations with Moscow, Mariangela Simao, the assistant director-general of the WHO, said on Thursday.

2021-10-07T14:56:40.765692+00:00 IST

Georgian Prime Minister might step down over party's poor showing in elections

Tbilisi [Georgia], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who has been in office since February, may step down over the poor performance of the ruling Georgian Dream party in the municipal elections, national Pirveli TV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing a party source.

2021-10-07T13:15:12.720995+00:00 IST

Russia to invite Taliban to take part in Moscow talks on Afghanistan this month

Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI): Russia on Thursday said it would invite representatives of the Taliban to attend the Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan on October 20, TASS news reported.

2021-10-07T11:32:38.941764+00:00 IST

NATO, EU working on joint cooperation: Stoltenberg

Brussels [Belgium], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO and the European Union have already started drafting their joint declaration of cooperation, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

2021-10-07T11:30:14.210276+00:00 IST

Tanzania's Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in literature

Stockholm [Sweden], October 7 (ANI): Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.

2021-10-07T11:25:33.168542+00:00 IST

Om Birla arrives at Italy senate for G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit

Rome [Italy], October 7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived at the Palazzo Madama, the senate of Italy on Thursday, for the inaugural session of the seventh G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit.

2021-10-07T10:22:27.506637+00:00 IST

EU to invest 1 trillion euros in sustainable energy by 2030: Von Der Leyen

Brussels [Belgium], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will invest 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in sustainable energy by 2030, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

2021-10-07T09:08:16.398002+00:00 IST

Afghanistan records drop in COVID testing, vaccinations as crisis worsens

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the troubled country and that around 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire in near future.

2021-10-07T06:45:11.614405+00:00 IST

Religious leaders at Vatican City make joint appeal on climate change

Vatican City [Vatican], October 7 (ANI): Pope Francis and other religious leaders made a joint appeal for next month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to offer concrete solutions to save the planet from "an unprecedented ecological crisis".

2021-10-07T01:18:01.243694+00:00 IST

India, France sign MoU between leading energy companies for energy transition

Paris [France] October 7 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain has informed that his country has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between NTPC Limited and EDF, one of the leading energy companies.

2021-10-06T22:11:02.304420+00:00 IST

WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk

Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

2021-10-06T18:43:32.117861+00:00 IST

Benjamin List, David WC MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Stockholm [Sweden], October 6 (ANI): Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan on Wednesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis."

2021-10-06T10:14:19.383080+00:00 IST

Top UK officials hold talks with Taliban on humanitarian crisis, terrorism, and rights of women

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's High Representative, Simon Gass, and Charge d'Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha, Dr Martin Longden met with senior members of the Taliban and held discussions on several issues including the humanitarian crisis, terrorism, and rights of women and girls.

2021-10-06T07:13:10.135077+00:00 IST

Baloch activists hold anti-Pakistan protest against atrocities in Balochistan

Berlin [Germany] October 06 (ANI): A demonstration against targeted killings and fake encounters in Balochistan was recently held in front of Berlin Gate in Germany.

2021-10-06T03:28:14.671435+00:00 IST

Seven people died in Argentina house fire

Buenos Aires [Argentina] October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south of Buenos Aires, police said.

2021-10-05T23:40:14.826064+00:00 IST

Libyan Parliament general election postponed for 30 days: Spokesperson

Cairo [Egypt], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Libyan parliament has rescheduled the country's general election to 30 days after the results of the presidential election are confirmed, the legislature's spokesman Abdullah Bliheg said on Tuesday.

2021-10-05T22:01:12.201787+00:00 IST

EU leaders discuss EU-NATO declaration, alliance's new strategic concept: Official

Brussels [Belgium], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The leaders of the European Union countries discussed on Tuesday updating the EU-NATO declaration on counteracting mutual threats as well as the alliance's new strategic concept, an EU official said.

2021-10-05T21:43:28.798601+00:00 IST

UN agency warns of looming global water crisis

Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected by water scarcity is also expected to soar.

2021-10-05T20:51:21.343382+00:00 IST

UK records another 33,869 coronavirus cases

London [UK], October 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 33,869 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,967,985, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

2021-10-05T17:31:33.373193+00:00 IST

France to study Pandora Papers, investigate citizens' involvement

Paris [France], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): France will analyze the Pandora Papers, a dossier detailing the offshore activities of prominent global political figures, to see if French nationals have been involved in fraudulent tax schemes, Olivier Dussopt, a minister delegate for public accounts at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, said Tuesday.

2021-10-05T17:08:47.182497+00:00 IST