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South Korean President approves new Health, Interior Ministers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in approved the appointment of a new minister of the interior and safety and a new health minister, as they successfully passed hearings to confirm their candidacies in parliament, the officials have already begu
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US urban anti-violent crime operation led to over 6,000 arrests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Justice Department's urban anti-violent crime operation, known as Operation Legend, has led to more than 6,000 arrests in less than six months, Attorney General William Barr said in a press release.
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UK Secretary of State for Housing says clearing UK-France border backlog w
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday that it will take days to clear the backlog of freight trucks stuck in the UK after France agreed to reopen the English Channel route it had temporarily closed over the fear of the new
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Puy-de-Dome attacker who killed 3 Gendarmes found dead: French Minister
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin announced on Wednesday that the attacker who shot dead three gendarmes in the central department of Puy-de-Dome was found dead.
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Locals set fire to electricity transmission tower to protest no power supp
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], December 23 (ANI): A transmission tower was recently set on fire by locals in Gilgit Baltistan citing it was of no use as the region was not getting any power.
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Russia registers 27,250 COVID-19 cases in past 24 Hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 27,250 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,776 the day before, bringing the total to 2,933,753, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
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Head of Afghan election monitoring organisation killed in armed attack in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, the executive director of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) was killed in an armed attack in Kabul on Wednesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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3 gendarmes shot dead, 1 injured in rescue operation in Central France
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Three gendarmes were killed and one wounded in a rescue operation amid a domestic violence incident in the central French Puy-de-Dome department, Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
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Over 40 pc Israelis blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for snap elections
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 40 per cent of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity to hold snap parliamentary elections, while 18 per cent of respondents believe that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the leader of
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Toronto Police says no foul play in death of activist Karima Baloch
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 23 (ANI): The Toronto Police on Tuesday said that its officers have determined that the death of Baloch activist Karima Baloch is a non-criminal death and no foul play has been reported.
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Biden warns US may lose more lives due to COVID despite vaccine, urges vig
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wilmington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that the United States may lose "tens of thousands" of more lives due to COVID-19, despite the vaccine rollout and urged Americans to remain vigilant as cases continue to spike.
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Trump lashes out at Congress for 'ridiculously low' COVID stimulus, demand
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Congress over the COVID-19 relief package calling it 'a disgrace' and called for an increase in the 'ridiculously low' stimulus cheques from USD 600 to USD 2,000.
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