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North Korean defector in South accused of violating national security law:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A North Korean defector appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday over allegations that she breached the national security law, legal sources told Yonhap news agency.
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Tbilisi police detain 46 participants of rallies in Saakashvili support
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik) - The Tbilisi police said on Wednesday that 46 people were detained for administrative offences at the recent rallies in support of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
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NASA delays human moon landing until 2025, blames seven months lost in Lit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NASA pushed back its schedule for landing astronauts on the Moon by a year to 2025, due in part to a protest over the single-source contract awarded to SpaceX to build a lunar lander, Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
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US concerned by reports of local UN staff detained in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by the reports of the detention of United Nations staff in Ethiopia based on ethnicity, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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Biden-Xi virtual summit planned for next week: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): The virtual summit between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is planned for next week, Sputnik citing a US-based television network citing sources.
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International organizations should probe US actions over two decades in Af
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Ekaterina Chukaeva - The 20-year-long US military campaign in Afghanistan should be investigated by a range of competent international organizations, including the International Court of Justice, in addition to the investigations conducted by the U
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Sixteen local UN staff detained in Ethiopia, six released: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 16 local UN staff are currently being detained in Ethiopia, while six others have been released, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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Polish Prime Minister blames Russia for directing migrant run on border
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused Russia on Tuesday of pulling the strings behind what Warsaw sees as a Belarusian operation to smuggle migrants into his country.
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Biden administration announces plan to accelerate infrastructure investmen
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration announced an action plan to accelerate legislative and grant funding for port, waterway and freight infrastructure projects in the United States, the White House said on Tuesday in a fact sheet about the plan.
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West launched media campaign accusing Russia of provoking migration crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russian], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The West, accusing Moscow of involvement in the migration crisis around the EU countries and Belarus, launched a media campaign to evade responsibility, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
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US House Speaker urges COP26 to advance gender equality in climate action
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to quickly address gender inequality in climate action as she noted that 80 per cent of people displaced worldwide by global
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Pfizer CEO predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster to be effective for 1 year
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that he predicts the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be effective for a year, but warned that more research needs to be done to assess their effectiveness.
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