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UK to issue fishing licenses to 25 more European ships
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will grant 25 more European vessels fishing licenses following talks between UK Environment Secretary George Eustice and EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius, the UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said
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US Assistant Secretary of State Donfried to visit Moscow, Kyiv: Washington
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried, will visit Moscow and Kiev from December 13-15, and then will meet with EU representatives in Brussels to discuss diplomatic resolution of the situation in Ukraine
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Hamas says blast in Lebanon caused by short circuit in warehouse with Oxyg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The recent explosion in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon was allegedly caused by an electrical fault in a warehouse that stored oxygen cylinders for coronavirus treatment.
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US Department of State launches anti-'Russian disinformation' project in G
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of State has launched the DisinfoHacks project in Greece to counter "Russian disinformation," and the American ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, gave a speech at the ceremony.
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Thousands of people protesting COVID-19 restrictions in Vienna
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday to protest the government's COVID-19 restrictions, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Palestine holds municipal elections on West Bank: Central commission offic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Municipal elections are taking place in the West Bank on Saturday, and over 405,000 Palestinians can cast their votes, the chairman of the Central Elections Commission said.
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Bahrain detects first Omicron case: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Bahrain], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of the Omicron coronavirus strain was detected in Bahrain, the ministry of health said on Saturday.
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US to prohibit retiring B-1B bombers until replaced with new models
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will prohibit its Air Force from decommissioning strategic B-1B Lancer bombers until they are replaced by B-21 Raiders, the Defense News website reported, citing the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Cyprus identifies first three Omicron cases: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The first three cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were identified in the coastal city of Limassol in Cyprus, the ministry of health said.
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UK plans to lift post-Fukushima import restrictions on Japanese food
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is planning to lift import restrictions on Japanese farm products that were imposed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.
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Russia has no plans to attack Ukraine: Kremlin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is not planning an attack on Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Greek TV channel ANT1 in an exclusive interview.
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Two, including child, killed in armed attack in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): Two people, including a 12-year-old child, have been killed in an armed attack on their car in Afghanistan, a police source in the southern province of Kandahar told Sputnik on Saturday.
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