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Japanese Prime Minister to temporarily head foreign ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he will immediately begin implementing the previously announced political course and will personally head the country's Foreign Ministry until the next government is approved, Kyodo News repo
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Nine people were on board of An-12 crashed near Russian city of Irkutsk
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): There were nine people on board of the An-12 plane that crashed on Wednesday near the Russian city of Irkutsk, a spokesperson for the Transport Prosecutor's Office told Sputnik on Thursday.
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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over escalation of tensions in Ethi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the recent escalation of tensions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 14,661 to over 21.83 mln
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 14,661 to 21,835,785 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.
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US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE call for restoration of Sudanese govt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The US, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia called for the restoration of the Sudanese government after a military takeover of the country in October, the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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Cybersecurity agency orders US government to enforce new precautions: Dire
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): All US government departments and agencies must enforce new hardware and software security regulations within 60 days, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced in a new directive issued on Wednesday.
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Tunisian Police arrest person digging tunnel near French Ambassador's resi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisian police have arrested a suspicious person who was digging a tunnel in a house near the French ambassador's residence, the country's interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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EU says 'alarmed' as state of emergency declared in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is very concerned and alarmed by the fact that a six-month state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia as rebels threaten the capital, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
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European Commission to step up dialogue with UK on Fisheries: French Forei
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune announced on Wednesday that the negotiations between the European Commission (EC) and the United Kingdom on fishing licenses would go into full force this week.
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Least developed countries voice concern over progress at Glasgow Climate S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The chairman of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) bloc, Sonam Wangdi, on Wednesday said that progress at the UN Conference on Climate Change or COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, has been "disappointing," and even "frightening" so far, as he claimed that the
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Russia may achieve carbon neutrality before 2060: Russian President's Clim
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia, under favourable circumstances, including the lifting of sanctions pressure, may achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, Russian Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev told Sputnik.
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At least 18 missing after boat sinks in Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 18 people went missing in a river in Indonesia's East Java province on Wednesday when a boat carrying dozens of passengers capsized in rough waters, a local official told media.
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