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Azerbaijan's Parliament lifts martial law
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani parliament voted on Friday to enact a presidential decree to lift the martial law, which was imposed on September 28 due to escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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US flies B-52 bombers to Middle East as show of force against Iran
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The US on Thursday flew a pair of B-52 strategic bombers from a base in Louisiana to the Middle East, as a show of force against Iran, as tensions continue to escalate between Tehran and Washington during President Donald Trump's outgoing administration.
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Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a toxin produced by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), long known to cause diarrhea, also has other effects on the human digestive tract.
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China-Australia tensions likely to escalate as Canberra passes law to scra
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 9 (ANI): Australia's parliament on Tuesday voted to grant Canberra new powers to tear up agreements signed with foreign countries. China had earlier warned that the legislation was among a raft of grievances responsible for "poisoning" bilateral ties.
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US just one step away from removing Chinese firms from Wall Street
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], December 4 (ANI): The US government is just one step away from enacting a law that could 'kick' several Chinese firms off Wall Street, which can further escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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India affirms strong bilateral ties with Australia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between China and Australia, India on Thursday affirmed its strong bilateral ties with Australia on Thursday, stating that the two nations shared values based on commitments to a rule-based order.
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Pakistani rights group demands justice for Sheeza Maqsood, a Christian gir
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group, condemned the abduction and demanded justice for 16-year-old Sheeza Maqsood, a Christian girl from Faisalabad who escaped kidnappers.
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Armenian President seeks Putin's help to bring Armenian servicemen held by
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to assist the return of Armenian captives who are held in Azerbaijan since the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, Sargsyan's office said on Monday.
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Chinese official tweets doctored image of alleged Australian war crime in
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Canberra [Australia], November 30 (ANI): In a sharp escalation of a dispute between China and Australia, Chinese foreign ministry on Monday shared a 'doctored image' of an alleged Australian war crime in Afghanistan.
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Bahrain GP: Hamilton thanks FIA after Grosjean escapes horrific crash on l
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sakhir [Bahrain], November 29 (ANI): Haas' driver Romain Grosjean escaped the lap 1 horrific crash within seconds of the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Protest against new security Law in Paris escalates into unrest
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of people in black attire have initiated unrest in the French capital during a peaceful demonstration against the draft law criminalizing the display of images of law enforcement officers, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
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UN calls for restraint after assassination of Iranian scientist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is calling for keeping restraint and avoiding the escalation of tensions in the Middle East after the assassination of the Iranian scientist, the deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general said.
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