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Five people killed by falling crane in Mexico
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Five construction workers have been killed and two others injured by a falling crane in the Mexican state of Mexico, the civil protection and fire department of the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos said on Monday.
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EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential visits
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU, due to the increase in the incidence of coronavirus, removed five countries, including the United States, from the list of states with which it was recommended to open the bloc's external borders, the Council of the EU said on Monday.
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Death toll from US drone attack on vehicle in Kabul rises to 12: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik) - The death toll from a US drone attack near the Kabul airport has climbed to 12, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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UK's evacuation from Afghanistan a 'humiliation': Conservative lawmaker
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Conservative lawmaker Tobias Ellwood has called the evacuation of personnel and Afghans who worked for the British troops during the 20-year-long presence of the US-led coalition in the country a "humiliation."
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Moscow calls on UN to return to Afghanistan as influx of refugees possible
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow believes that the influx of Afghan refugees to other countries is possible and calls on the United Nations to return to the country, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday.
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Over 20 dead, dozens missing after vessel collision in Peru
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 20 people are feared dead while over 50 went missing after two vessels collided on the Huallaga River in the Amazonian region of Loreto in Peru, the RPP radio station reported.
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Global COVID-19 toll surpasses 4.5 million, US daily average for new cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 216.3 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over 4.5 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.
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UNSC not holding discussions on sending UN peacekeeping mission to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council (UNSC) is not engaged in any discussions regarding the possibility of sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan following the Taliban's (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) takeover, a UNSC source told Sputnik.
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CSTO chief denies plans of member states to deploy military in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas said on Sunday that the fears of the CSTO member states deploying their troops in Afghanistan were unfounded.
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Death toll from ammunition depot blasts in Kazakhstan rises to 14
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people who were killed in the recent ammunition depot explosions in Kazakhstan's southern Jambyl region has increased to 14, the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday.
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Erdogan announces relocation of Turkish embassy in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish Embassy in Afghanistan was relocated back to its premises in Kabul after it was temporarily stationed at the Kabul airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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Iranian President appoints new Chief of National Atomic Organization: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran] August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a decree on Sunday appointing Mohammad Eslami as the new head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the national Mehr news agency reported.
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