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One dead, 14 injured in Texas vigil shooting: Sherrif
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed and 14 were injured in a vigil shooting in Baytown in the southern US state of Texas, Harris Country Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
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Omicron variant could replace Delta strain globally: Head of Russian Gamal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Omicron strain of the coronavirus could eventually replace the Delta variant, as it is already happening in South Africa, Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik.
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Russia maintains nuclear parity with US, but leads in new armaments: Putin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow and Washington maintain nuclear parity, but when it comes to new armaments, Russia is the world leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
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Hundreds protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in centre of Prague
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prague [ Czech Republic] December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): About 500 people in Prague are protesting on Sunday against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly and people working in certain areas, due to take effect in the Czech Republic on March 1, 2022, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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French Presidential bidder Zemmour backs New Caledonia's choice to remain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour welcomed on Sunday the decision of New Caledonians to remain a part of France, which was expressed by the majority of voters at an independence referendum that took place earlier in the day.
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Israeli Prime Minister departs to UAE on first official visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has departed on Sunday for the United Arab Emirates on his first official visit to the kingdom.
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Russia confirms 29,929 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 29,929 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,016,896, the federal response center said on Sunday.
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Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in Aomo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An avian flu outbreak has been registered in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori, with 7,000 birds slated for extermination, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes eastern Japan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake took place on Sunday in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, which is to the northeast of Tokyo, there is no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Dozen people missing after gas explosion in Sicily: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 12 people went missing after a gas explosion in Ravanusa, located in the province of Agrigento in Sicily, local media report.
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Russian Embassy wishes recovery to victims of deadly tornadoes in US
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Embassy of Russia in the US has expressed condolences to the relatives of those killed by the tornadoes that swept through several states late on Friday and early on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Turkey logs six Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Six cases of the new Omicron coronavirus strain were registered in Turkey, the country's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Saturday.
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