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US investigates all Havana Syndrome events, supplies enhanced equipment ov
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government is actively investigating all instances of the so called "Havana syndrome" attacks on its foreign service personnel overseas and is introducing new technology to respond to and probe any future attacks, Secretary of State Antony Bl
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UNSC, UNGA elect Australian Professor Charlesworth to serve as ICJ Judge
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New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly on Friday elected Hillary Charlesworth from Australia to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Mexico's Ambassador to the United Nations Juan Ramon de la Fuente said.
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Italy to purchase Molnupiravir drug to treat COVID-19
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Rome [Italy], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy will purchase UK-approved antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19, Franco Locatelli, coordinator of the Italian Scientific and Technical Committee on Vaccination, said on Friday.
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Pope Francis to visit Cyprus, Greece in early December
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis will pay visits to Cyprus and Greece from December 2-6 at the invitation of the countries' governments and clergies, the Holy See said on Friday.
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IAEA to collect samples from coastal waters near Fukushima nuclear power p
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Vienna [Austria], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts will visit Japan from November 9-12 to collect samples from the coastal waters near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, according to a statement published on the agency's website o
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Japan intends to distribute USD 880 to minors as post-pandemic relief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government with the support of the ruling coalition plan to give 1,00,000 yen (USD 878) in cash to every citizen aged 18 and younger in a bid to mitigate the post-coronavirus effects, the Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing sourc
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Economic costs of obesity in 8 countries 0.8pc to 2.4pc of GDP: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A new report by World Obesity and the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) published on Friday, showed that the economic impact of obesity in eight observed countries in 2019 lay between 0.8-2.4% of annual GDP.
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COP26 President urges to step up climate talks in Glasgow
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London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): COP26 President Alok Sharma on Friday urged delegates attending the UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, to step up talks in the next 24 hours in order to guarantee a successful outcome in the second and final week of the event.
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Blinken urges parties to conflict in Ethiopia to start peace negotiations
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Washington [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the Ethiopian authorities and the advancing rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF) should end the internal armed conflict and begin peace negotiations.
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Glasgow to see several protests on weekend as Climate Summit continues
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Glasgow [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) organizers warned attendees about several environmental protests scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Glasgow, hosting the event.
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Death toll from landslide in Colombia rises to 17
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Bogota [Colombia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from a landslide in southwestern Colombia has risen to 17, the country's disaster relief agency said on Friday.
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Russia logs 40,735 new COVID-19 cases, 1,192 deaths in last 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], November 5 (ANI): Russia recorded 40,735 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative total of the cases to 8,714,595, reported Sputnik citing the Federal Response Centre on Friday.
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