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Japanese astronaut Wakata to fly to space on Crew Dragon mission in fall 2
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will join the fifth Crew Dragon space mission to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Tuesday.
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Glider crash kills 2 in Northern Japan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A glider crashed in Japan's northernmost Hokkaido province on Tuesday, killing two people, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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Russian lawmaker says borders not subject to revision after Kishida's rema
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian territory is indivisible, and the borders are not to be revised, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the first deputy chairman of the Russian upper chamber's foreign affairs committee, told Sputnik on Tuesday, commenting on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
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Putin congratulates Austria's Schallenberg on promotion to Chancellor
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Austria's former foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg on his new role as federal chancellor, following Sebastian Kurz's surprise resignation.
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida says Japan's sovereignty extends to southe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a debate in parliament, said his country's sovereignty extends, among other things, to the southern Kuril Islands.
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Yemeni Police officer killed in explosion in country's East
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A police officer was killed in an explosion in the city of Seiyun in eastern Yemen, a security service source told Sputnik.
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Turkey records highest daily COVID-19 cases since April
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey's number of new daily infections rose to a five-month high of 30,563 on Monday, new COVID-19 figures published by the Health Ministry showed.
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World Bank chief says GDP of many emerging economies to reach pre-pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington, DC [US], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in many emerging economies will return to pre-pandemic levels next year, while per capita income level in will take longer to recover, World Bank President David R. Malpass said on Monday.
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Kazakhstan to host international forum on Paris Agreement goals on Wednesd
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik) - The Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan will host on October 13 the international conference "Ways to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and carbon neutrality of Kazakhstan," Presidential Press Secretary Berik Uali said.
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UN chief calls on Taliban to keep promises to observe rights of women, gir
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the Taliban should deliver on their promises to observe the rights of women and girls.
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UNHCR ready to help Tajikistan swiftly over Afghan refugee influx: Adviser
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is ready to help Tajikistan in the event of an influx of Afghan refugees, including by creating camps for their accommodation, Nodira Akbaralieva, public relations adviser
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EU prolongs Nicaragua sanctions for 1 year: EU Council
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Strasbourg [France], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has extended targeted sanctions on Nicaragua for one year, until 15 October 2022, the Council of the EU said Monday.
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