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Controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in car crash

Stockholm [Sweden] October 5 (ANI): Controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who had been under police protection since 2010, after his sketch prompted widespread condemnation, was killed along with two bodyguards in a crash on Sunday.

2021-10-05T16:49:35.329847+00:00 IST

WHO decision on Covaxin nod extended to next week

Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended giving the emergency use authorization for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to next week.

2021-10-05T15:50:27.155286+00:00 IST

German parties conclude first round of post-election coalition talks

Berlin [Germany], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German parties eligible to form a new government have finished the first round of coalition talks with the Greens and the Free Democrats, which found themselves in the position of kingmaker, and plan to announce the outcome on Tuesday or Wednesday.

2021-10-05T15:32:47.347850+00:00 IST

Johnson calls Insulate Britain climate road protesters 'irresponsible crusties'

London [UK], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday branded as "irresponsible crusties," the Insulate Britain protesters who have been blocking roads in and around London to draw the government's attention to the need to insulate and retrofit homes across the UK.

2021-10-05T10:29:29.233135+00:00 IST

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi awarded 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics

Stockholm [Sweden], October 5 (ANI): Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, "for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems," announced the award-giving organisation on Tuesday.

2021-10-05T10:17:45.718765+00:00 IST

Russia records 25,110 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 25,110 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, down from 25,781 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,637,427, the federal response center said on Tuesday.

2021-10-05T08:46:54.277634+00:00 IST

Denmark and autonomous regions agree on framework for foreign, defense policy-making

Copenhagen [Denmark], October 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The governments of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland signed a deal on Monday on the terms of reference for the Foreign, Security and Defense Policy Contact Committee, the office of the Danish Prime Minister announced.

2021-10-04T17:41:53.622691+00:00 IST

Paris Town Hall to be illuminated in Uyghur colours, says Mayor Anne Hidalgo

Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Saturday said that France stands with persecuted Uyghurs of the Xinjiang region of China and Paris Town Hall will be illuminated in Uyghur colours on November 12.

2021-10-04T15:47:01.326575+00:00 IST

Quarter of Belgians in favour of change in country's political system

Brussels [Belgium], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly a quarter of Belgians, or approximately 24 per cent, are dissatisfied with parliamentary democracy as the current political system in the country and want it to change, according to the results of a fresh poll conducted by the Kantar institute for Belgium's RTBF broadcaster, published on Monday.

2021-10-04T14:23:17.663654+00:00 IST

Madrasas in Pakistan, Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists, says research analyst to UN

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed concern over religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists.

2021-10-04T12:00:31.825357+00:00 IST

New German coalition govt to toughen stance against China

Berlin [Germany], October 4 (ANI): After 16 years of Angela Merkel's rule, Germany's new coalition government may bring about a more honest debate on China.

2021-10-04T10:53:20.655139+00:00 IST

David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Stockholm [Sweden], October 4 (ANI): David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch, announced the award-giving group on Monday.

2021-10-04T10:05:13.884107+00:00 IST

Turkey condemns French-Greek arms deal as 'a threat to regional peace'

Nicosia [Cyprus] October 4 (ANI): A French-Greek deal signed in Paris last Tuesday by which Greece will buy three state-of-the-art frigates and provides for France's immediate military assistance to Greece and vice versa, in the event of a third country attacking, even if that country is part of their alliances (such as fellow NATO member turkey) was condemned by the Turkish Government as "a threat to regional peace and stability".

2021-10-04T04:51:45.028072+00:00 IST

Iran urges IAEA to 'clarify position' on sabotage against Iranian nuclear sites

Tehran [Iran], October 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must "clarify its position" concerning a sabotage act in June against a building of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the head of the AEOI said on Sunday.

2021-10-04T00:28:46.986854+00:00 IST

Eight people die in plane crash in Northern Italy

Rome [Italy], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight people have died in a small private plane's crash in Italy's northern town of San Donato Milanese, the Lombardy regional emergency medical service (Areu) said on Sunday.

2021-10-03T15:35:05.191485+00:00 IST

Thousands protest in Paris against China's rights violation in Xinjiang

Paris [France], October 3 (ANI): More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

2021-10-03T13:32:17.605913+00:00 IST

India major actor in Afghanistan, we exchanged our points of view: German envoy

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Asserting that India has a major role in Afghanistan, German Ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Sunday said that both New Delhi and Berlin discussed ongoing developments in the troubled nation.

2021-10-03T12:05:00.478075+00:00 IST

Germany will take next step after WHO's approval of Covaxin, says envoy Lindner

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): German Ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Sunday asserted that his country would take the next step regarding Covaxin as soon as World Health Organization (WHO) would recognise Bharat Biotech's COVID vaccine to treat the virus.

2021-10-03T11:18:08.057629+00:00 IST

EU weighs sending military training mission to Ukraine

Berlin [Germany], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is considering a Ukrainian military training mission after the eastern European nation asked for an allied military presence on its border with Russia, German media reported Sunday.

2021-10-03T10:33:32.831089+00:00 IST

Pakistan supports international terrorism, as big a threat as Taliban, says Belgian Senator

Brussels [Belgium], October 3 (ANI): An event organised at Brussels Press Club highlighted that the re-emergence of the Taliban threatens peace and security of the "whole world" and expressed concern at Pakistan's support to international terrorism.

2021-10-03T06:38:17.907287+00:00 IST

Thousands protest against COVID-19 health passes across France

Paris [France], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 48,000 people participated in demonstrations against the coronavirus health passes held across France on Saturday, La Depeche newspaper reported citing the French Interior Ministry.

2021-10-03T02:55:46.042913+00:00 IST