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UN urges Ethiopian Government to release detained staffers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has called on the Ethiopian authorities to release as soon as possible its staff working at the local office who were detained earlier this week, spokesman for UN secretary-general Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.
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Russia may close air routes to Asia if EU introduces sanctions against Aer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Possible EU sanctions against Russian carrier Aeroflot over its alleged role in the migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border would bring an immediate closure of Russian airspace to European airlines, which badly need the direct Siberian route
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EU drug agency clears COVID-19 therapeutics Ronapreve, Regkiron
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Medicines Agency recommended on Thursday authorizing two antibody medicines, Ronapreve and Regkirona, for COVID-19 treatment in patients who are at risk of their disease becoming severe.
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Belarus Red Cross says staff to go to Polish border Friday to deliver aid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Employees of the Belarusian Red Cross Society plan to go to the border with Poland on November 12 to provide further humanitarian aid to migrants who have been camping there since early this week, Dmitry Shevtsov, the head of the organization's mis
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Estonian government bans tattoos, tanning for teens
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian government approved on Thursday a draft law on public health, which, among other items, will ban tattoos and services in tanning salons for teens under 18, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said.
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Canada, UK accuse Belarus of organizing migration crisis in Europe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The escalation of the situation on the border of Belarus and Poland is another action of the Belarusian authorities to create a migration crisis in Europe, London and Ottawa said in a joint statement released by the UK Foreign Office.
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EU drug regulator to add brain blood clot warning to AstraZeneca vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU drug regulator advised on Thursday listing blood clots in the brain as a rare side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 after observing cases that were not linked to a low platelet count.
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Russian defense firm to showcase drone swarm at Dubai Airshow
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's weapon system manufacturer Kronshtadt said on Thursday it would unveil a new control system at Dubai Airshow that offers greater autonomy to swarming military drones.
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Nearly half of those who died of COVID in past day in Lithuania were vacci
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Vilnius [Lithuania], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 40% of patients with COVID-19 who died over the past 24 hours in Lithuania were vaccinated against the virus, the national department of statistics said on Thursday.
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Nearly half of those who died of COVID in past day in Lithuania were vacci
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 40% of patients with COVID-19 who died over the past 24 hours in Lithuania were vaccinated against the virus, the national department of statistics said on Thursday.
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Denmark, Costa Rica agree at COP26 to phase out oil, gas production
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): At the UN climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow on Thursday, Denmark and Costa Rica launched a first of its kind alliance of national and subnational governments committed to phasing out new oil and gas projects as part of their transition to r
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Germany needs to remain in dialogue with Russia after new govt formed
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany needs to remain in dialogue with Russia and initiate new projects after the formation of the new government, Michael Kretschmer, the minister-president of the Saxony state, said on Thursday.
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