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Duterte agrees to run as Philippine Vice President in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the endorsement of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as its vice presidential candidate in 2022, the party said on Tuesday.
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UNHCR urges Afghanistan's neighbors to keep borders open for potential ref
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Cathe
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Taliban sentence to death brother of Afghan interpreter who 'aided US forc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death after accusing him of aiding US forces, CNN which obtained the letters sent by the terrorists to the man, reported on Monday.
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Islamic State may attack UK, US soldiers at Kabul airport: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 23 (ANI): Top UK military officials believe that the Islamic State (IS) can target British and US soldiers helping evacuations at the Kabul airport, Sputnik reported citing The Times' sources on Monday.
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US imposes sanctions on Chief of staff of Eritrean Defense Forces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed a number of sanctions on the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces Filipos Woldeyohannes, the US Treasury Department announced on Monday.
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Germany evacuates more than 2,700 people from Afghanistan: Foreign office
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany] August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people evacuated by the German armed forces from Afghanistan over the past week has surpassed 2,700, the Federal Foreign Office said on Monday.
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Philippines approves Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration approved the single-component Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine under the emergency use authorization procedure on Monday, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said.
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Fire erupts after explosion at Pemex Oil platform in Gulf of Mexico
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): An explosion has caused a fire at an oil platform of the Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) state-owned oil company in the Gulf of Mexico, local media report.
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Over 20 dead in Tennessee flash flood, more than 50 remain missing: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the weekend flooding in Tennessee has surpassed 20 with more than 50 still missing, US media report.
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Ukraine, US, Germany to discuss possible termination of gas transit after
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian, German and American energy ministers will discuss on Monday a possible termination of Russian gas transit via the Eastern European country after 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
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US could get commercial airlines involved in Afghanistan evacuation: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The administration of US President Joe Biden could activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) in order to have commercial aircraft help evacuate people from Afghanistan, US officials told The Wall Street Journal.
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Russia confirms 20,564 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours: Response cen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 20,564 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,000 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,747,087, the federal response center said on Sunday.
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