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EU top diplomats to discuss situation in Belarus next Monday
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Foreign ministers of the European Union member states will discuss the situation in Belarus amid the influx of migrants to Poland during a meeting next Monday, Peter Stano, the lead spokesman for foreign affairs and security policy, said on Monda
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Tourist groups to be able to enter Israel without booster COVID-19 shot
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Foreign tourists who will be able to enter Israel as part of organized groups without necessarily receiving a booster vaccination against COVID-19, the government said on Monday.
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Russia stands in solidarity with Venezuela against meddling in internal af
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan government that opposes any attempts from overseas to interfere in the Latin American nation's internal affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
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COP26 participants use flawed greenhouse gas emissions data as States unde
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The participants of the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow are using flawed data on greenhouse gas emissions, as many countries underreport their emissions to the United Nations, The Washington Post reported.
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Japan, US exchange views on regional agenda
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink met on Monday with Japanese Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau Keiichi Ichikawa to discuss bilateral relations and exchange views on regional agen
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Japan's police nab man after attempt to start fire on Bullet Train
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's police have detained a man on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a bullet train in the country's southwest, media reported on Monday.
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Iran calls on US to lift sanctions if it wants to revive JCPOA
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iranian authorities believe that the United States needs to lift economic sanctions from Tehran, admit that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) collapsed because of their fault and provide guarantees that it won't abandon the deal again
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Over 6,000 Tajik soldiers already underwent training in Russia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian troops have already trained over 6,000 Tajik military personnel, Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin, the commander of Russia's Central Military District, said on Monday.
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Police officer injured in knife attack in France's Cannes
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Paris [France], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A police officer was injured after being attacked with a bladed weapon in France's southern resort city of Cannes, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday.
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Russia records 39,400 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 39,400 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 39,165 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,834,495, the federal response center said on Monday.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): The Taliban's interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with David Beasley, the Chief of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul and discussed the Afghanistan situation, Sputnik reported citing Taliban spokesperson
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Japan mulls expanding scale of free COVID-19 testing among population
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is considering making coronavirus testing free for more people, including those with no apparent symptoms of the disease, in a fresh effort by the government to better prepare for a new possible COVID-19 wave, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosh
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