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Two people injured in fire at explosives plant in western Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Two people were injured as a result of a fire at the Sverdlov plant in Russia's Dzerzhinsk, local authorities said on Saturday.
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Russia confirms 33,946 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 33,946 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,536,825, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff describes Russia as most acute threat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Carter said that from his point of view Russia poses the most acute threat to the UK national security.
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New York declares State of Emergency amid spike in COVID-19 infections
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency in the state due to a spike in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, according to her executive order.
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Kosovar police not viewing fatal bus shooting as terrorist attack: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Police of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo is not considering the deadly shooting on a bus as a terrorist attack, media reported on Saturday.
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Iraqi airways' another flight with migrants leaves Minsk for Erbil
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Another plane of the Iraqi Airways airline with Iraqi migrants on board has left the airport of Minsk for the city of Erbil, the administrative center of Iraqi Kurdistan, the airport said on Saturday.
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Police in North Carolina responding to shooting at shopping mall: Spokesma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Police are responding to a shooting at a shopping mall in the city of Durham, North Carolina in which at least one person was reportedly shot, a Durham Police Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 12,392 to over 22.06 Million
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 12,392 to 22,067,630 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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Biden confirms new travel bans from South Africa, 7 other countries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed new travel restrictions for foreign travellers from eight countries in southern Africa due to the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the region.
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US officials discuss travel restrictions amid new COVID-19 variant concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration has been discussing the possibility of imposing travel restrictions on passengers from southern Africa amid concerns over a new coronavirus variant emerging in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Putin praises results of trilateral meeting with Aliyev, Pashinyan on Kara
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin praised trilateral talks with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, saying that it was a deep analysis of the situation.
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Swiss Airlines continues South Africa flights as EU mulls air travel ban
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's national airline told Sputnik on Friday that it continues flying to and from South Africa despite concerns in Europe over the emergence of a new coronavirus variant.
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