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African Presidents commend intra-African trade fair
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Durban [South Africa], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Addressing delegates at the Intra-African Trade Fair hosted in Durban, South Africa, the President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, said the event was more about building bridges, with its sole purpose being to bring governments closer toget
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Kazakhstan ready to hold talks on Syria in late December: Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan is ready to hold the next round of the Astana talks on Syria in Nur-Sultan after December 20, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi said.
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NATO presence in Black Sea, Baltic region is defencive: Stoltenberg
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO presence in the east, including in the Black Sea and the Baltic region, is defensive, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.
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Trump ally Bannon after first court appearance says 'they took on wrong gu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump's aide Stephen Bannon told reporters on Monday "they took on a wrong guy" after he appeared in a district court on the contempt of Congress charges.
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5 wounded in shooting near Colorado high school
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five teenagers were wounded in a shooting in a park near a high school in Aurora, Colorado, and the suspected gunman remains at large, the city's police said in a statement on Monday.
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US, EU talk sanctions, security aid to Kiev If Russia advances against Ukr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and European allies have been talking about potentially sanctioning Moscow or increasing security assistance to Kiev should Russia take military action against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
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Iran expresses concern over increased terrorist activities in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): Iran is concerned with the increased terrorist activity in Afghanistan and has received information about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the troubled country, Sputnik reported citing the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
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Turkey favours lifting of US sanctions against Iran: Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey has urged the United States to lift the unilateral sanctions it imposed on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, describing the punitive measures against his country's eastern neighbour as "inappropriate."
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New variant of COVID-19 Delta strain detected in Norway
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], Russia, November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A new variant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus has been detected in Norway, which is assumed to be no more infectious than other strains, the NRK broadcaster reported Monday, citing the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). Read More
UK extends COVID-19 booster vaccine to people over 40 years old
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) on Monday announced that people over 40 years old living in the United Kingdom will now be eligible to receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine six months after having their second dose, as a
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Japan to reduce interval between 2nd, 3rd doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 6 m
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government intends to shorten the minimum interval between administering the second and the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to six months, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Monday, citing sources.
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Column of migrants heading from makeshift camp to checkpoint at Belarusian
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Minsk [Belarus], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Numerous migrants staying at a makeshift camp at the Belarusian-Polish border are heading to the inland of Belarus on Monday.
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