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Over 100 million Japanese get at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 million Japanese have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with vaccination thus reaching 79% of approximately 126 million Japanese, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing Wednesday's data from the government website.
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UK to allocate additional USD 1.32 bln in support for Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will allocate additional 1 billion British pounds ($1.32 billion) in support for Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.
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US to continue using sanctions against Syria for alleged chemical weapons
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue applying sanctions against the Syrian government to promote accountability for its alleged use of chemical weapons, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Richard Mills said on Wednesday.
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EU alarmed by reports on arbitrary arrests in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): NGO reports on arbitrary and extrajudicial arrests of Ethiopian citizens based on their ethnicity are "alarming" to the European Union, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said on Wednesday.
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US State Dept Counselor travels to Asia for talks on stability, maritime o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Cambodia and Indonesia on December 8-13 to hold discussions on key regional issues, including the burgeoning crisis in Myanmar, the State.
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Kuwait's Health Ministry confirms first Omicron infection: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Medics in Kuwait reported the first Omicron infection in a European citizen who arrived in Kuwait from an African country where a spread of the Omicron strain has been confirmed, Kuwait's Health Ministry representative Abdullah Al-Sanad told the Kuwait
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Kazakhstan says next Syria talks to focus on situation in country
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The next round of talks on Syria, which will take place on December 21-22 in Nur-Sultan, will focus on the situation in the country and the implementation of previously reached agreements, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Switzerland confirms daily record of over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health said on Wednesday that 12,598 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected over the past day, marking a record daily increase in cases since the start of the pandemic.
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Greece expresses concern over situation in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece is concerned over the situation in Ukraine and hopes that it will not escalate, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.
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Swiss Parliament names top diplomat Cassis Federal President
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to appoint foreign minister Ignazio Cassis as the confederation's new president for what is a largely symbolic 12-month tenure.
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Russia-US talks on Ukraine to resume: Foreign Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Negotiation channels between Moscow and Washington on Ukraine are now resuming, and there are no contraindications against the United States joining the Normandy Format talks, Oleg Krasnitsky, the acting head of the Russian foreign ministry's Third
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Russia-Africa summit to prioritise economic, trade topics: Chad Foreign Mi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The agenda of the 2022 Russia-Africa Summit will focus on economic and trade issues, Chadian Foreign Minister Mahamat Zene Cherif said in an interview with Sputnik.
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