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South Korea registers 2nd-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered the second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases amounting to 7,630 new infections amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Korea Disease Control and Preve
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Ukraine welcomes resignation of German Navy chief over remarks on Ukraine,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 23 (ANI): Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andriy Melnyk welcomed on Sunday the resignation of the Commander of the German Navy, Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, who had previously said that Crimea would never return to Ukraine despite Kiev's attempts to put pressure on
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Death toll from airstrike in Yemen's Saada rises to 82
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen's Saada province has surpassed 80, the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) aid group said.
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Biden discusses Ukraine with national security team: White House
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden held a meeting with his national security team, including National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Geneva, the White House pre
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White House concerned by UK claims that Moscow plans to install pro-Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by claims made by the British foreign office saying that Moscow allegedly plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, Emily Horne, the spokeswoman for the US National Security Council, said.
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Thousands take to streets in Sweden's Stockholm, Gothenburg to protest Cov
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people took to the streets of Sweden's Stockholm and Gothenburg to protest against COVID-19 passports and pandemic restrictions in the country, Swedish media reported Saturday.
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US orders families of embassy employees in Kiev to evacuate from Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department ordered families of personnel of the US Embassy in Kiev to begin evacuation from Ukraine starting Monday, a Fox News correspondent said on Twitter, citing US officials.
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Normandy Format policy advisers to meet in Paris on Tuesday
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): German, Russian, Ukrainian and French policy advisers will meet for the Normandy Format talks to discuss the Ukrainian crisis in Paris on January 25, with Russia being represented by Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak, a source in the Russian
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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammed hospitalised
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The 96-year-old former Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalized for the third time in a little over a month and admitted to the National Heart Institute, the country's leading cardiological medical institution, media
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Chief of German Navy believes Crimea will never come back to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the German navy, Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, expressed his belief that Crimea would never return to Ukraine despite Kiev's attempts to put pressure on Moscow.
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Russian Embassy in Japan says Tokyo's position on Ukraine's issue counterp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in Japan said on Saturday that Tokyo's position toward Russia in the context of the situation around Ukraine was inadmissible and counterproductive, citing recent talks between Washington and Tokyo.
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Russia confirms 57,212 new cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia] January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed a record 57,212 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 11,044,986, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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