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Polish Senate Speaker says received parcel with threats, explosives
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A parcel with death threats and explosives has been mailed to the speaker of Poland's upper house, Tomasz Grodzki, he said on Saturday.
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About 35,000 people rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Vienna
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): About 35,000 people have gathered in Vienna on Saturday to protest against new COVID-19 restrictions, a city police spokesperson told Sputnik.
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South Korea confirms 6 cases of highly pathogenic bird flu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza has grown to six in South Korea, the ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs said.
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At least 2 people injured in clashes with police during Yellow Vests prote
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): At least two people sustained injuries after the police used tear gas and batons against Yellow Vest protesters in Paris, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on Saturday.
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Czech Republic, Slovakia report record daily increase in new COVID-19 case
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The health ministries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia reported on Saturday the biggest ever numbers of new COVID-19 cases logged within the past 24 hours, since the beginning of the pandemic.
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US to invest in strengthening security cooperation in Middle East: Austin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is set to work on strengthening security ties with the Middle East, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.
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20 arrested, 7 injured at COVID-19 protests in Netherlands
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rotterdam [Netherlands], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 20 protesters were arrested and seven people, including police officers, were injured during the rally against COVID-19 restrictions in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, NL Times reported on Saturday.
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UNICEF opens largest Central Asia vaccine warehouse in Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday opened the largest warehouse for multitemperature storage of vaccines for the region of Central Asia in Uzbekistan.
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Japan mulls releasing oil reserves to respond to increasing prices: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government is considering to release crude oil reserves to curb the oil prices growth, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Saturday, citing sources.
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Russia registers 37,120 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 37,120 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 9,294,188, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Russia hopes US will urge Ukraine to fulfill obligations under Minsk agree
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia hopes that the United States will influence Ukraine so that Kiev will fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements on settling the conflict in Donbas, the Russian Embassy to the United States said.
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Brazil reports over 22 million COVID-19 cases: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 13,355 to 22,003,317 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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