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At least 31 people killed by terrorists' attack on bus in Mali: Source
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 31 people have been killed and eight more injured as a result of terrorists' attack on a bus in Mali, a source told Sputnik.
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US stocks down 2nd week in row on Federal Reserve Rate hike, Omicron fears
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US stocks tumbled for a second week in a row, roiled by fears of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve and the possibility of another round of global economic turmoil from potential measures to address the coronavirus Omicron variant.
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Omicron variant detected in 4 more US states, bringing total to 9
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in four additional US states on Friday, bringing the total up to nine states with confirmed infections.
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US, EU interested in cooperating with Taiwan based on 'One China' policy -
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the European Union are interested in deepening cooperation with Taiwan based on the "one-China" policy and maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, US and EU senior diplomats said in a joint statement on Friday.
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Omicron likely to reinforce IMF downgrade of global growth forecasts - Man
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus Omicron variant is likely to reinforce a downgrade of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) outlook on the global economy, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.
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Biden signs stopgap funding Bill to keep US government open - White House
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the US government open, the White House announced Friday, after Democratic lawmakers managed to win enough support from rival Republicans to vote on the highly-contested matter.
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Macron allegedly calling Johnson 'clown' reflects difficult relations betw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): If reports of French President Emmanuel Macron calling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a clown is true, than it is nothing new, as difficult personal relations between the world leaders are a common occurrence, with the Macron-Johnson spat being
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Omicron detected in 38 countries but Delta remains dominant COVID-19 varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit, said on Friday that the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been identified in 38 countries, but Delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19, reported Sputni
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Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron spread, hold back stu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.
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Merkel likely to step down on December 8: German Cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down after her successor Olaf Scholz's election, preliminary scheduled for December 8, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday.
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Google, Meta face 10pc of annual profit fine: Moscow Court
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A Moscow district court will hear on December 24 new case protocols against Google and Meta that are facing fine of up to 10% of their annual revenue for repeated failure to remove prohibited content, a court representative told Sputnik on Friday.
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Russia confirms 32,930 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 32,930 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,736,037, the federal response center said on Friday.
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