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Mexican authorities detain first caravan of migrants in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Employees of the National Institute of Migration of Mexico detained on Saturday over 300 people, who were part of the first 2022 caravan of migrants going to the United States from the Mexican state of Chiapas bordering with Guatemala.
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Over 10 people injured in 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 10 people were injured as a result of a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit southwestern and western Japan, media reported on Saturday.
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US delivers around 200,000 pounds of lethal aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has delivered around 200,000 pounds of lethal aid to Ukraine as part of its first shipment of new military assistance directed by President Biden amid tensions at the Ukrainian-Russian border, the US embassy in Kiev said on Friday.
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US stocks in multi-week loss, Nasdaq down most since financial crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): US stocks were headed for their worst month since the 2008 financial crisis as Wall Street is beset by a multi-week loss triggered by worries of a streak of interest rate hikes to clamp down on inflation.
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Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemen's Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare'e, a spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, said on Friday.
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German Chancellor reaffirms Berlin's stance on non-supply of weapons to Ki
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The new German government is continuing to pursue the previous cabinet's policy on the non-supply of weapons to Ukraine and reaffirms its commitment to the idea, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.
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Japan sets up crisis center after powerful earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has established a crisis response center under the chancellery of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern part of the country on Friday, Japanese media reported.
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Iranian President says Russia, Tehran to expand defence, space cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia] January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that during his visit to Moscow, the agreements on expanding defence and space cooperation were reached.
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Moscow not planning to invade Ukraine, says Russian FM Lavrov after meetin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): Moscow is not planning to invade Ukraine and never threatened its people but it asked Washington to put pressure on Kiev to implement Minsk agreements, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the conclusion of his talks with his US counte
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US suggests Lithuania rename Taiwan's representative office to deescalate
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The Biden administration has suggested the Lithuanian government rename Taiwan's representative office in the Baltic nation in an effort to deescalate tension between Vilnius and China, reported Sputnik on Friday.
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UK dispatches 30 elite troops to Ukraine amid escalation fears
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has sent a group of around 30 elite troops to Ukraine to train the country's armed forces on anti-tank weapons transferred to Kiev by London amid concerns about the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Sky News reported.
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One person trapped inside burning battery factory in South Korea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was trapped inside a burning battery factory in the South Korean city of Cheongju, media reported on Friday.
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