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Russia, China expanding joint military training activities: Defence Minist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China have been increasing their joint military training at sea, in the air, and on land over this year, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
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Japan to spend USD 5.2 billion for construction of semiconductor plants: R
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The government of Japan is planning to allocate approximately 600 billion yen (about USD 5.2 billion) as part of an additional budget for fiscal 2021 to support the construction of semiconductor manufacturing plants, the Nikkei newspaper reported on
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Trump blasts Biden's decision to release oil from US strategic reserves
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed President Joe Biden's decision to release barrels of oil from the country's strategic reserves and warned that Washington would now be at the mercy of OPEC.
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Explosion at missile factory near Belgrade injures 15 people: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): An explosion at a factory for the production of missiles used to combat hail clouds near Belgrade, according to unconfirmed information, injured 15 people, two were killed, the Vecernje Novosti newspaper reported.
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Germany's lower saxony head not ruling out mandatory COVID vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Minister-President of Germany's Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, said on Tuesday that the mandatory coronavirus vaccination would be the last resort in the fight against the pandemic in the country, but still a possible option.
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Russia's stance on Palestine remains same: Putin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's stance on Palestine remains the same, President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told his counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, adding that Moscow believes that all issues need to be resolved based on past decisions of the United Nations Security Council.
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US, France yet to provide Beirut explosion satellite images: Lebanese Fore
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebonon], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and France, in contrast to Russia, have not provided Lebanon with satellite images of the explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Tuesday.
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Putin offers condolences to north Macedonian President over deadly bus acc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 23 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski in connection with the consequences of a major road accident, Russian news agency Sputnik reported Kremlin as saying on Tuesday.
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Russia, ASEAN to hold first joint naval drill in Indonesian waters in Dece
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Moscow [Russia], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will host the first joint naval exercise on December 1-3 in the Indonesian territorial waters, Russian Ambassador to the ASEAN Alexander Ivanov told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Putin, Abbas to discuss situation in Middle East during Sochi talks
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday.
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Biden backs Powell to continue heading Federal Reserve, says Central Bank
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Federal Reserve needs stable and independent leadership to navigate a post-pandemic world and Jerome Powell would be the right apolitical candidate to continue heading the US central bank, President Joe Biden said.
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US to invest USD 1.5bn in equitable health care: Kamala Harris
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration will invest USD 1.5 billion in equitable healthcare in the United States, US Vice President Kamala Harris said.
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