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Kazakhstan's President urges nation not to succumb to provocations amid ma
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday addressed the nation with the call not to succumb to internal and external provocations amid rallies against increased gas prices.
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Eighteen dead from Omicron in Denmark
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Denmark has registered 18 deaths linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus since it emerged in the country, media reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Statens Serum Institute.
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At least five killed in avalanche in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI): At least five people were killed in an avalanche in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Sputnik reported on Tuesday.
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Japanese Prime Minister will not make any overseas trips before mid-Januar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he won't make any overseas visits before the regular parliamentary session in mid-January due to the spread of COVID-19 both in Japan and around the world.
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Russia confirms 15,903 new cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia confirmed 15,903 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,570,212 cases, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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14 people killed, 22 injured in road accident in Tanzania
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Fourteen people have died and 22 got injured when a car rammed into a crowd in southern Tanzania, the country's presidential office said on Monday.
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COVID-19 outbreak erupts on Italian cruise liner: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 150 passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on an Italian cruise ship that arrived in Genoa from the French port of Marseille on Monday morning, media said.
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UN chief condemns violence against Sudan protesters: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the violence against demonstrators in Sudan protesting the military takeover of power and urged security forces to show utmost restraint, Sputnik reported citing UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric statement on Mon
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UNGA President welcomes P5 States statement on nuclear war prevention: Spo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid welcomed a statement issued on Monday by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council affirming that nuclear war cannot be won, his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak told Sputnik.
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Kuwait bans indoor gatherings from Sunday to limit spread of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kuwaiti cabinet agreed on Monday to impose a seven-week ban on indoor social gatherings from January 9, the Center for Government Communication said.
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Two pilots killed in Tunisian helicopter crash: Military
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A military helicopter crashed in northern Tunisia on Monday afternoon, killing both pilots, the African country's Defense Ministry said.
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Fire breaks out again at South Africa parliament, man charged with arson
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], January 3(ANI): Fire in South Africa's parliament again broke out after a brief respite, the fire brigade said, reported Sputnik News.
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