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China invites Nicaragua to join OBOR as Beijing opens its embassy in centr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Managua [Nicaragua], January 1 (ANI): After Nicaragua cut off diplomatic ties with Taiwan, China invited the central American nation to join its One Belt and One Road initiative, reported Sputnik.
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France slams Iran for space launch as nuclear talks progress
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The French foreign ministry said on Friday that Paris was upset about Iran's recent space launch, all the more so because it came at a time when nuclear talks with Tehran were showing signs of progress.
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Erdogan says new mechanisms of tackling foreign attacks on economy develop
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the government has developed new mechanisms for tackling foreign attacks aimed at undermining Turkey's economy as the national currency is in the throes of a meltdown.
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US military base in northern Syria comes under mortar fire: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A US military base in the northeastern Syrian province of Al-Hasakah has come under mortar fire, the Syrian state television reported.
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Biden hopes for progress in upcoming negotiations with Russia: White House
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has expressed hope that the security guarantees negotiations with Russia will result in significant progress.
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Malian armed forces say 8 soldiers died, 7 injured after recent terrorist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 31 (ANI/ Sputnik) - The number of soldiers who died as a result of a Wednesday attack in the western part of Mali increased to eight, and seven more were injured, the Malian Armed Forces said.
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Boris Johnson says UK in better position than last year as COVID-19 infect
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London, December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that the United Kingdom is in "an incomparably" better position than this time last year in terms of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the country currently seeing a record number of infections caused
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OSCE confirms receiving letter from sanctioned Ukrainian media
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Teresa Ribeiro, received the letter in which sanctioned Ukrainian outlets ask for assistance in the resolution of the freedom of the p
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Death toll from Typhoon Rai in Philippines exceeds 400
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of deaths from typhoon Rai (also known as Odette) in the Philippines has reached 405, and 82 people are still missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.
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Car bomb blast in Central African Republic injures 3 UN Peacekeepers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A car carrying UN peacekeepers was blown up in the southwest of the Central African Republic (CAR), injuring three workers, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said.
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Russia confirms 20,638 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 20,638 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,499,982 the federal response center said on Friday.
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US healthcare system overloaded with almost 80pc ICU beds occupied: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' health care system is experiencing an unprecedented overload amid the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant, with 78% of beds in intensive care units (ICU) occupied all over the country, Dr James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine
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