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Three people killed by Tornadoes in Tennessee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tennessee [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Three people have been killed by two separate tornadoes in Tennessee, local broadcaster WMC Action News 5 reported on Saturday, citing the Obion County Emergency Management director.
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Russia confirms 30,288 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 30,288 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,986,967, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Omicron-infected patients from S. Africa who arrived in Russia were vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Patients infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, who arrived in Russia from South Africa, were earlier vaccinated, their disease is mild, Alexander Gintsburg, director of Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Micr
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Dozens of people trapped in collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois after t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Illinois [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): An Amazon fulfillment center has collapsed in the city of Edwardsville, Illinois, after a tornado passed through the area, leaving dozens of people trapped inside, the Fox 2 broadcaster reported.
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Israeli foreign minister says discussed Iran's nuclear program with US Sta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has announced discussing Iran's nuclear program and other issues in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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US announces first sale of 18mn barrels from strategic oil reserve to redu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Energy Department announced the first sale of 18 million barrels of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) aimed at reducing pump prices of fuel that had hit seven-year highs and raised inflation woes.
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Netherlands approves vaccination of children aged 5-11 against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands approved the recommendation of the Health Council to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, the cabinet said in a statement.
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Swiss medical agency approves Pfizer vaccine for children over 5
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic on Friday approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11.
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New York to impose mandatory masking or COVID vaccines for businesses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill
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Four suspects arrested over Thwarted bomb attack at Erdogan rally
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish security services arrested four men suspected of setting an explosive device that was supposed to go off in the southeastern city of Siirt, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was participating in a rally, NTV broadcaster reported on Frida
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US designates two heads of Akrestsina detention centre in Belarus: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States designated the two heads of the Akrestsina Detention Center in Belarus over alleged human rights abuses against protesters who opposed the results of the country's presidential election last year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Russian fighter jet Su-30 escorts US spy plane over Black Sea: Defense Min
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian fighter Su-30 escorted US reconnaissance aircraft P-8A over the Black Sea on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center (NDCC) told reporters.
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