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Death toll from flooding, landslides in northern Turkey up to 31
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by downpours in Turkey's Kastamonu and Sinop provinces rose to 31, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said on Friday.
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Australia tries to rescue Afghans previously involved with coalition: PM
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that his government was engaged in a set of initiatives to save Afghans who helped Australian troops during the war in their homeland.
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Lawmaker says 'darkest day' in Plymouth since WWII after 6 killed in shoot
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Plymouth [UK] August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A mass shooting which left six people dead in Plymouth, southwest England, is the darkest hour in the city's history since the end of World War II, a member of parliament for Plymouth, Sutton Luke Pollard told new agencies.
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Russia records 22,277 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,277 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 21,932 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,557,068, the federal response center said on Friday.
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Floods kill 21 people in China's Hubei province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 21 people were dead and four others remain missing as a result of flooding in Sui county of Hubei province in central China, local authorities said on Friday.
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Taliban seizes Helmand province's capital Lashkar Gah
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban has established control over the city of Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern province of Helmand, media reported on Friday.
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Immunocompromised people in US to get 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for immunocompromised people.
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Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): The Taliban has taken over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities.
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Mexico registers record 24,975 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico has confirmed 24,975 new coronavirus cases, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Hamas Condemns Visit of Israeli Foreign Minister to Morocco
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel] August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Hamas movement controlling Palestine's Gaza Strip said on Thursday that the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Morocco was harmful to the Palestinian people.
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Bill Gates Offers USD 1.5 Billion For Joint Climate Projects With US Gov't
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Bill Gates will put up USD 1.5 billion in matching funds if Congress approves a public-private partnership program to develop technologies that combat climate change, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told the Wall Street Journal
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Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond delivers first batch of Sputnik V vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 12 (ANI): Argentina's Laboratorios Richmond has delivered the first batch of over 1 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine produced in Argentina to the country's health ministry, the company said in a joint statement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund on Thursday.
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