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Biden renews 20-year-long Bush National Terrorism Emergency Declaration
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has renewed the declaration of National Emergency that President George W. Bush proclaimed 20 years ago after the attacks September 11 terrorist attacks, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday.
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US charges 3 operators in $155mln investment fraud: Justice Department
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Three operators of a defunct financial firm with clients in the US, South America and Europe face prison sentences of up to 70 years for their roles in an investment fraud scheme that resulted in losses of $155 million for clients, the Justice Depa
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Japanese Prime Minister still picking favourites in party leader election
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would like to reserve the decision on whom to support in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race until September 17, when the final list of candidates will be announced and the election
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US Congressman urges Facebook, Amazon to detail measures against vaccine d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday sent letters to the heads of Facebook and Amazon asking them to provide detailed explanation of what they do to mitigate the spread of disinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
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Russia records 18,380 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 18,380 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, up from 18,024 cases the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,084,284, the federal response center said on Thursday.
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Death toll from Ida hurricane in US reaches 82 people
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who died in the United States as a result of the Ida hurricane, has reached 82, media reported.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 14,430
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 14,430 to 20,928,008 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.
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Airport of New Zealand's Christchurch reopens after evacuation over 'suspi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Christchurch, [New Zealand] September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The airport of New Zealand's city of Christchurch was evacuated on Thursday over a "suspicious item" but later reopened, the airport's Twitter said.
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New York governor mandates all cars, trucks to comply with zero-emissions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation that outlines an ambitious goal to make all cars and light trucks sold in the state zero emissions no later than by 2035, the governor's office said in a release.
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Record number of reservists to join Estonian army training in 2022: Defens
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian army will summon almost 8,300 reservists, the biggest number since 1991, for training next year, the national defence forces officials said on Wednesday.
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Afghan resistance supporters rally in Faizabad against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Residents of Faizabad, the capital of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, took to the streets on Wednesday to support the resistance in their fight against the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in Russia), one of the demonstrators t
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CSTO representatives discussed developments in Afghanistan at meeting in M
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states convened in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss developments in Afghanistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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