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Car bomb explosion kills five in Afghanistan's Gardiz, Taliban claims resp
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 14 (ANI): At least five people were killed when a car bomb exploded in front of the gate of a Defense Ministry facility in Gardiz city, the center of eastern Paktia province, on Thursday morning.
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Cancer patients find virtual consultation a boon in these times of crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Early detection, screening, and diagnosis are very essential in cancer care as the patients are at a higher risk of infection than an average healthy individual, due to a weakened immune system that controls their body's defense m
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One dead, five missing in Canadian military chopper crash, confirms PM Tru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 1 (ANI): One Canadian military member is dead while five others are missing after a helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Thursday.
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Julian Assange's extradition hearing postponed till November due to corona
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): The hearings on the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States have been postponed till November due to coronavirus pandemic with his defense arguing that it made the proceeding 'medically dangerous'.
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Haryana CM urges Centre to end uncertainty around competitive exams, tells
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has urged the Government of India to take quick steps to remove the prevailing uncertainty around dates of competitive examinations like Combined Defense Services, JEE, and NEET for admissions into NDA, engineering and med
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Wear OS smartwatches are now sending reminders to wash your hands
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): Google's operating system for smartwatches and wearables, Wear OS, now sends periodic reminders to wash your hands. Frequent washing of hands is one of the best defenses against contracting the coronavirus.
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Trump invokes Defence Production Act against medical equipment exports
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): Speaking from the White House at the Coronavirus taskforce press Briefing, President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is invoking the Defense Production Act to prevent the export of N95 respirators, surgical masks, glove and other personal protective eq
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US to distribute ventilators to coronavirus-hit countries soon: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 02 (ANI): The United States is going to have more ventilators than it needs so it will distribute ventilators to other countries, said President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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Syrian military repels Israeli air attack in Homs from Lebanese Airspace
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Homs [Syria], Apr 01 (Sputnik/ANI): The Syrian air defenses downed a number of missiles launched by Israeli jets from the Lebanese airspace on the central Syrian province of Homs on Tuesday, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source.
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COVID-19: Trump invokes Defense Production Act to compel GM to make ventil
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Friday (local times) that enables him to compel General Motors to produce more ventilators to deal with the burden caused by increased hospitalizations amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Israel strikes Hamas facilities in Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Islarel], Mar 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Israel has hit facilities of the Hamas Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian exclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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North Korea tests new tactical guided missiles : KCNA
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent launches from North Korea were tests of new tactical guided missiles which are expected to make an "epochal" change to the country's defense strategy, the North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
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