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US Navy approves production of anti-radiation longer-range missile
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Navy has given the go-ahead to proceed with initial low-rate production of a new extended-range anti-radiation guided missile, Northrop Grumman announced.
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US gives tentative approval for Australia to buy EA-18G Growler aircraft
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has given its tentative approval for Australia to purchase a single EA-18G Growler aircraft with engineering and maintenance services costing $125 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced.
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Ex-Afghan lawmaker detained by Taliban for various crimes: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban have detained ex-member of the lower house of the Afghan parliament, Allah Gul Mujahid, accused of committing multiple crimes including land seizure, murders, and kidnapping, a source told Sputnik on Thursday.
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Russia records 23,888 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 23,888 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 22,430 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,511,026, the federal response centre said on Thursday.
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French Ambassador returns to Washington after US-France dispute over AUKUS
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over the US submarine contract with Australia, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the ai
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan operations, Pentagon informs l
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions again
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Biden administration to issue new memo to terminate Trump-era 'Remain in M
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will issue a new memorandum to terminate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols program after a Texas judge ordered the federal government to reinstate the rule, which required asylum-seekin
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un rejects US dialogue proposal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected the US proposal on dialogue, calling it an attempt to mask hostility, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.
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AstraZeneca to seek US approval for COVID-19 vaccine later this year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will file a request for approval of its novel coronavirus vaccine in the US later this year, the company said in a statement.
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UK minister says gene editing laws to be relaxed for agriculture in Englan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Gene editing regulations in agricultural research would be eased in England as part of a plan to use post-Brexit freedoms to tackle problems related to farming and food security, the UK farming and environment minister, George Eustice, said on Wednesd
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Russia records 22,430 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 22,430 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 21,559 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,487,138, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
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Over 900 cyber attacks on E-Voting systems recorded at State Duma election
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 900 cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the remote electronic voting system were recorded during the elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
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