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New treatment approach inspired by how cancer cells evade immune defenses:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): During recent study scientists have discovered how immune defences are evaded by cancerous cells, leading to a new treatment approach towards the treatment of the disease.
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50 Talibs killed in operation by Afghan forces in Helmand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], January 2 (ANI): Afghan security forces killed 50 Taliban terrorists and injured eight others in an operation in Lashkargah city of southern Helmand and some other districts, the country's Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
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Taliban kidnap 45 bus passengers in Western Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): Taliban have abducted a passenger bus with dozens on board in Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Saturday, Sputnik reported citing Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News.
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Tiny antibody from COVID-19 immunised llama shows promise treating human
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US military scientists identified a miniature antibody - a nanobody - produced by a llama that appears to work well in liquid or aerosol form, suggesting it could help protect a person from the novel coronavirus, the Defense Department said in a pres
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Terrorists carry out 17 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Idlib [Syria], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 17 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a b
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Biden announces key nominees for Department of Defense
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday selected two former senior officials for top positions at the Pentagon, according to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team.
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US approves USD 4 bn sale of 8 Apache helicopters to Kuwait
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): The US State Department signed off on arms sales to Kuwait worth over USD 4 billion that include eight Apache AH-64E helicopters, along with equipment upgrade of 16 older Apaches, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), announced on Tuesday.
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McConnell says US Senate will vote to override Trump veto of Defense Bill
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate will vote on Wednesday to override President Donald Trump's veto of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said during remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
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On 3-day visit to S Korea, Army chief Naravane visits Agency for Defense D
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Seoul [South Korea], December 29 (ANI): Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who is on a three-day visit to South Korea, visited Agency for Defense Development at Daejeon on Tuesday.
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Security forces kill 7 Taliban members in southern Afghanistan - Defense M
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven Taliban terrorists have been killed after the Afghan military foiled an attack on security checkpoints in the southern Afghan district of Zheria, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas facilities in Gaza Strip in response to ro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes at the rocket manufacturing site, underground facilities and a military post of the Hamas Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian exclave, the Israel Defense
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Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack in Masyaf
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Damascus [Syria], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Syrian air defenses responded to a fresh Israeli missile attack that targeted the western Masyaf area in Hama Governorate after midnight Thursday, Syrian state TV reported.
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