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US House passes measure to hold ex-Trump Chief of Staff in contempt of Con
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives passed a resolution to hold former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress for failing to fully cooperate with the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
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US House approves bicameral bill aimed to ban imports from China's Xinjian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives passed a final version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the importation of goods made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, reported Sputnik.
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US lawmakers after Ukraine trip urge Biden to take immediate action agains
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.
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Iran imposes no preconditions or new conditions in Vienna nuclear talks: E
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran does not impose any preconditions or new conditions in the negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and only wishes to see the restoration of the initial terms of the nuclear accord, Iran's Permanent Representative t
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Death toll after fuel tank blast in Haiti reaches 60
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll following a fuel tank explosion in Haiti's northern port city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday reached 60 and is expected to increase, the RFM Haiti radio station reported, citing the authorities.
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UNHCR, UN Members, Partners Meeting to Assess Global Refugee Forum's Progr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/ Sputnik): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the government of Switzerland will jointly host a two-day online meeting on Tuesday to assess the Global Refugee Forum's progress.
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Fuel tank explosion in Haiti kills around 50 people: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): A fuel tank explosion in Haiti's northern port city of Cap-Haitien has killed approximately 50 people, the Nouvelliste newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Russia increases military co-operation with Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/ Sputnik): Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a series of high-level consultations with Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia Mohammad Mahfud in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, during which bo
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Biden declares emergency in states of Illinois, Tennessee due to tornadoes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the states of Illinois and Tennessee after severe tornadoes and storms swept through the areas and ordered federal assistance to the local population.
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WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID vari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities related to the new Omicron coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik.
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7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 14 (ANI): Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning for coastlines near the Flores Sea in the country after an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was registered 95 km north of Maumere, Indonesia at 03:20:26 GMT on Tuesday reported Sputnik.
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US base near Omar oil field in Syria's Deir Ez-Zor subject to rocket attac
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): A US base near the Omar oil field in Deir Ez-Zor Province in northeastern Syria was subject to the rocket attack, Syrian pro-government newspaper Al-Watan reported, citing sources in the province.
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