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Macron acknowledges France's responsibility for 1994 Rwanda genocide
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Thursday his country's complicity in the Rwanda genocide, which claimed around 800,000 lives from April-June 1994.
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Peruvian President calls for calm as presidential runoff draws near
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Wednesday called for calm in the upcoming presidential runoff on June 6 between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the right-wing Popular Force party, and her rival Pedro Castillo, of the left-wing Free Peru par
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PM Modi speaks with Macron over phone, discusses bilateral, regional issue
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron in which the two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
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Amazon buys MGM in USD 8.45 billion deal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): The movie studio home to the 'James Bond' franchise, entertainment company -- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)-- and Amazon on Wednesday announced a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for USD 8.45 billion.
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France calls for UN Security Council meeting on Mali 'coup'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 26 (ANI): France on Tuesday (local time) condemned the ousting of transitional leaders in Mali as Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss the case.
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French YouTuber 'offered cash to spread COVID-19 vaccine disinformation'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 26 (ANI): A YouTube blogger, Leo Grasset from France, has claimed that a UK-based PR company offered him money to spread COVID-19 vaccine disinformation to his 1.17 million subscribers.
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US, European allies denounce Syria's upcoming election as neither free nor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming presidential election in Syria is neither free nor fair, the top diplomats of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Punjab Kings join hands with RTI to help provide oxygen concentr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25 (ANI): In light of the raging Covid- 19 pandemic, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings has joined forces with Round Table India (RTI), crowdfunding on Ketto.org to help provide oxygen concentrators to those affected by the virus and in need
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Dave Bautista confirms he won't star as Drax after 'Guardians of the Galax
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Hollywood actor Dave Bautista, who has played an alien criminal-turned-superhero Drax in four Marvel films, including the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' franchise, recently confirmed that he won't be essaying the character after 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'.
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Mexico to conduct clinical trials of Walvax, Sanofi Vaccines: Foreign Secr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico intends to conduct clinical trials of vaccines against COVID-19 developed by China's Walvax and France's Sanofi, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said.
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Pak's political structure impacted by TLP's rising radicalism: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Although religion has yet to play a dominant role in Pakistani politics, observers note that the country's current political structure may be changing with the rapid rise of the proscribed radical group - Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
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Study finds how fainting can be prevented by guided yoga
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], May 23 (ANI): According to the findings of novel research, guided yoga is more effective than conventional treatment for preventing fainting in repeat sufferers.
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