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Stoltenberg wants to hold Russia-NATO council talks on January 12
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is ready to organize a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12, a NATO official told the DPA News agency.
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Iran closing land borders amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi, the spokesman for Iran's Customs, said.
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France sees record 104,611 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The French sanitary authority reported 104,611 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll seen in the country since the pandemic began.
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US plans to give Ukraine access to latest intelligence on Russian activiti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Defence is working on a plan to provide real-time intelligence information to Ukraine so it could rapidly respond to potential actions by Russia, The New York Times newspaper has reported, citing sources in the administration o
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Ex-Austrian Chancellor Kurz to take up job in Silicon Valley: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has signed a contract with an investment firm in Silicon Valley and will move his family to the United States early next year, Austrian media reported on Saturday.
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UN humanitarian agency poised to raise USD 107mn in typhoon Rai aid for Ph
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has appealed for over USD 107 million required to help the Philippine government provide life-saving assistance to people affected by Typhoon Rai.
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15 killed on road accident in Congo: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC] December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifteen people died in a road accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) southern province of Haut-Katanga, the 7sur7 news website reported on Saturday, citing a doctor from a local hospital.
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Pope Francis' Christmas address urges for conflict resolution through dial
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis said in his Urbi et Orbi speech for Christmas on Saturday that people should prioritize dialogue and discussion over unilateralism and isolation, including in the resolution of international conflicts such as Syria and Ethiopia.
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Scientists advise UK Government to toughen COVID-19 restrictions until lat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom can significantly reduce COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations if tougher restrictions are introduced and kept until the end of March, a group of Warwick University pandemic experts said in a consensus statement for the government's S
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Russia registers 24,946 new cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 24,946 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,368,299, the federal response center said Saturday.
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Turkey, Qatar enter into deal with Taliban on running airport of Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): Turkey and Qatar have entered into an agreement with the Taliban on the management over the international airport of Kabul and four other airports in Afghanistan, Sputnik reported.
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Papua New Guinea hit by 5.0 magnitude earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday in the central part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said.
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