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US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 10 days after inking deal with
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 10 (ANI): The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan said on Monday, exactly 10 days after the United States signed a deal with the Taliban in Doha amid looming political chaos in Kabul.
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Egypt reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Mar 08 (Sputnik/ANI): Egypt has confirmed the first death from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Mugahed said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the patient was a German citizen.
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Iran sees deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 49 fatalities
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 08 (Sputnik/ANI): Iran witnessed the steepest rise in coronavirus-related deaths overnight, with 49 people dying from the COVID-19 disease, the Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
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First coronavirus case detected in Vatican: Holy See Spokesman
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Vatican City, Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The first case of the novel coronavirus was detected in the Vatican, Holy See Spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters on Friday.
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15 injured in Kabul attack, Taliban deny involvement
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Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 06 (ANI): At least 15 people were injured in an attack on a Shiite memorial ceremony in Kabul, which was beig attended by the chief executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said Afghanistan Health ministry on Friday.
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Number of coronavirus cases in Iran nears 1,000, toll at 54
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Tehran [Iran], Mar 1 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases in Iran has increased from 593 to 978 over the past 24 hours, while 54 people have died of the disease, Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday.
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IMF to revise global growth forecast after coronavirus strain
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): The economic cost from the outbreak of coronavirus strain COVID-19 is still uncertain but will certainly have a negative impact on global growth, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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Deadly bomb blast rocks Kabul, Taliban denies involvement
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 28 (Sputnik/ANI): A bomb explosion killed a civilian and injured 10 others in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
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Delhi violence: 18 FIRs lodged, 106 people arrested, says Delhi Police
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New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Delhi Police have registered 18 FIRs and 106 people have been arrested in connection with the communal violence in northeast Delhi, Delhi Police spokesman MS Randhawa said on Wednesday.
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7 killed, 20 injured in blast near Quetta Press Club
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Balochistan [Pakistan], Feb 17 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and around 20 others sustained injuries during an explosion near the Quetta Press Club located on Shahrah-i-Adalat on Monday, Balochistan government spokesman Liaqat Shahwani has confirmed.
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Kin of Peshawar school attack victims approach Pak CJ over Ehsanullah Ehsa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 14 (ANI): Family members of students who died in 2014 terror attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar have submitted an application to Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, seeking answers over the escape of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) former spo
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Families of Peshawar school attack victims stage protest over escape of Eh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 13 (ANI): Parents and family members of students who died in 2014 terror attack on Army Public School in Peshawar on Wednesday protested against the escape of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan from a Pakistani jail.
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