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Japan to allocate more than USD one million to Tonga following volcanic er
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan intends to provide Tonga with financial assistance of more than $1 million to help the Polynesian island nation deal with the consequences of a devastating volcanic eruption, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said on Wedn
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NATO chief Stoltenberg discusses latest developments with Ukraine Presiden
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he expressed NATO's support for Ukraine and urged Russia to "de-escalate immediately," adding that the alliance will n
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US expects to nominate Ambassador to Ukraine: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he expects that the ambassador to Ukraine will be nominated soon.
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Amid diplomatic boycott, China issues visas to some US officials for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Despite Washington's diplomatic boycott of games, China has issued visas to some members of the US delegation for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, reported Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Kazakh President to create fund with assets of corrupt state officials: Re
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev intends to establish a new fund that will be financed from the assets seized from Kazakh officials accused of corruption, the Euractiv news portal reported on Tuesday, citing Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tl
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UK supplied Ukraine thousands of light anti-tank missiles amid tensions wi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 19 (ANI): The British government has said that it supplied Ukraine with several thousands of light anti-tank missiles amid tensions with Russia, reported Sputnik.
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Russia confirms 33,899 new cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 33,899 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,899,411, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Kiev: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kiev, the CNN state department pool reported on Wednesday.
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First community cases of Omicron coronavirus strain detected in Vietnam
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Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has identified the country's first cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people who have not traveled abroad, media reported.
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UN Security Council approved parliamentary elections in Libya: Special Adv
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New York [US], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council approved the electoral process for the Libyan parliament and the road map agreed on it, which is valid until June, Stephanie Williams, the UN Secretary General's special adviser for Libya, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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Putin to hold talks with Iranian President in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, the leaders plan to discuss joint projects in the economy and the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian
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US must abandon plans to supply arms to Ukraine: Russian Embassy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States should reaffirm its interest in the diplomatic resolution of tensions around Ukraine by refusing to supply weapons to Kiev, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.
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