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US urges oil, gas producers, OPEC to increase Output: Department of Energy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik):The United States is calling on all oil and gas producers, including the OPEC club of the largest oil exporters, to increase their output to rein in soaring gasoline prices, the US secretary of energy said on Sunday.
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Ukrainian forces shoot fake war footage in Mykolaiv: Russia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A senior Russian military official said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces shot fake war footage in the southern city of Mykolaiv with the help of 40 actors.
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British oil giant BP shows desire to remain Russia's Rosneft shareholder:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
St Petersburg [Russia], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): UK oil and gas company, BP, announced its withdrawal from Russia's Rosneft but still remains a shareholder and shows a desire to stay despite the crisis without real losses, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said on Saturday.
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Russian diplomat refutes reports about Moscow transporting Ukrainian grain
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Recent reports claiming that Russia has allegedly been supplying Syria with Ukrainian grain are nothing but misinformation and fake news, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev told Sputnik.
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US imposes visa restrictions on five Cuban officials: Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US imposed visa restrictions on five Cuban government officials in connection with human rights abuses including unfair trials and jailings, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a press release.
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Antonov calls for lifting Belarus fertilizer sanctions, says Moscow ready
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US should cooperate with Moscow and lift sanctions on Belarusian fertilizers if it really wants to resolve the global agricultural crisis, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said in an op-ed.
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Distribution of US-allocated funds to Ukraine remains unclear: Russian dip
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
St Petersburg [Russia], June 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday, commenting on Washington's financial aid to Ukraine, that the big question is how these huge amounts of US aid are divided and distributed.
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We remain focused on Ukraine's needs, says Austin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and its allies are focused on supplying Ukraine with military equipment that the country's leadership in Kiev believes to be most needed, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
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US says new USD 1 billion aid for Kiev includes MLRS Munitions, 18 Howitze
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The new United States USD 1 billion package of security assistance for Ukraine includes guided MLRS munitions, 18 more howitzers, 36,000 rounds of artillery ammunition and two additional Harpoon anti-ship missile systems, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aus
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Macron coalition outstrips rival leftists in French legislative race
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ensemble coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron has outpaced the rival New Popular Environmentalist and Social Union (Nupes) of Jean-Luc Melenchon by a slim margin.
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Russian health watchdog detects Omicron subvariant BA.4 in population
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A more contagious subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said.
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Russian Health Watchdog Detects Omicron Subvariant BA.4 in Population
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A more contagious subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said.
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