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Fuel tanker explosion in Iraq kills 5 people
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kirkuk [Iraq], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A fuel tanker has exploded while travelling on the main highway between the Iraqi city of Kirkuk and the town of Khalis, killing five people, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported on Monday, citing local sources.
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Iraq reports 1,127 new COVID-19 cases, 588,803 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Thursday 1,127 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total nationwide number to 588,803.
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Iraqi kid with heart failure gets new lease of life in Gurugram hospital
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 24 (ANI): After suffering a rare heart condition that caused him shortness of breath for several months, Ibrahim Ismael Hussein, an 11-year-old Iraqi boy has been given a new lease of life after a pacemaker was placed in his chest after a complicated proc
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Trump accuses Iran of attacking US embassy with rockets, warns against add
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Iran of hitting US embassy in Baghdad with several rockets and issued warning that Tehran would be held responsible if one American is killed in Iraq.
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Iraq reports 1,173 new Covid-19 cases, 587,676 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 1,173 new coronavirus cases, raising the nationwide tally to 587,676.
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Trump grants pardons to 15 individuals including two charged in Russia pro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a wave of pardons including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller's investigation, and also to Republican allies who once served in Congress and military contractors involved in the deadly shooting
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Pompeo says 'Iran-Backed' forces behind Baghdad Green Zone Attack
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday accused "Iran-backed militias" of carrying out the Sunday rocket attack on the Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
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US embassy in Iraq reports minor damage by rocket strike, no casualties
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US embassy in Baghdad said on Sunday the new rocket attack on the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, which hosts diplomatic missions and government buildings, had inflicted some minor damage to its premises, not resulting in any casualties.
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Iraqi military college near Baghdad airport rocked by explosion
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An unidentified object blew up near the Iraqi military college at the Baghdad International Airport, a security source told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Iraq reports 2,123 new Covid-19 cases, 568,138 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 2,123 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of nationwide infections to 568,138.
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Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 8 (ANI) Pope Francis is set to travel to Iraq in March 2021, which would be his first outside Italy ever since the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vatican press office.
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Iranian Commander killed by drone strike at Syria-Iraq border
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 1 (ANI): Days after Iran's nuclear arms program scientist was assassinated, a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards has been killed in a drone strike near the Syria-Iraq border.
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