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7 people killed as small plane with tourists crashes in Nazca Desert in Pe
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people have died as a plane with tourists crashed in the Nazca desert in Peru, media reported.
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US COVID-19 death toll surpasses 9,00,000
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of US deaths caused by the novel coronavirus disease surpassed 9,00,000, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
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Blinken to discuss challenges posed by China during Quad Security Dialogue
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] February 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss challenges posed by China and the situation in Ukraine during meetings with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) partners on his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific region, according to Sputnik.
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China had chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate Ukraine crisis, says U
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US on Friday said China had a chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate tensions regarding the situation with Ukraine and that is what the world community expects from responsible world powers, reported Sputnik.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres to hold meeting with Xi Jinping, other Chinese l
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): UN Associate Spokesperson Eri Kaneko said on Friday that the global body's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet with the Chinese leadership in Beijing on Saturday during a lunch hosted by the country's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 2022
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Kabul Airport bombing was single blast, no gunshots fired, says Pentagon i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A US investigation report into the Islamic State-Khorasan's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which took place last year in August found that the attack was a single blast and no one was killed by gunfire from the US or Afghan troops, reported Sputnik.
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China ahead of US in hypersonic weapons development, tests, resources: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US lags behind China in hypersonic weapons development, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told more than 24 CEOs of the country's biggest defence contractors and several of them responded that a shortage of wind tunnels to conduct tests was a major bott
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US Senators introduce bill to rename Taipei Office as Taiwan Representativ
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A group of US senators and Congressmen have introduced a bill proposing to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office which is located in the US as Taiwan Representative Office, reported Sputnik.
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Subject expert committee recommends Russia's Sputnik Light one-shot COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The subject expert committee under India's drug regulator has recommended Russia's Sputnik Light one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, sources told ANI.
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UK public becoming less worried about COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): People in the UK are becoming less worried about the COVID-19 pandemic following the government's decision to lift most coronavirus restrictions, including mandatory face masks and COVID-19 passes, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday
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UN strengthens peacekeeping presence around attacked Camp in DR Congo
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New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has strengthened the presence of peacekeepers under the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in an area where a camp for displaced persons is located after a recent deadly attack that claimed 60
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UK competition watchdog fines Facebook's parent company Meta for second ti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) on Friday announced that it has fined Facebook's parent company Meta £1.5 million ($2 million) for breaching an initial enforcement order from the watchdog.
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