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US believes Kabul could fall to Taliban in 1-3 months
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned that the Taliban could capture Kabul in 1-3 months, far sooner than previous intelligence assessment suggested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing informed American officials.
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Greece to purchase firefighting aircraft, other equipment as fires rage
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece will purchase fire-fighting helicopters and planes, state-of-the-art fire trucks and floating craft for evacuating people, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced Tuesday.
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Canadian prosecutor says no one received 'fairer' hearing than Huawei CFO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The extradition process against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou could not be any fairer, Crown attorney Robert Frater told a British Columbia Supreme Court judge, rejecting the defense's appeal to end the proceedings.
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Eighteen Algerian soldiers die fighting wildfires in mountains
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Eighteen Algerian soldiers have died while trying to put out wildfires in the country's mountains, media reported on Tuesday.
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Seven people killed in Algeria wildfires: Official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people have died in wildfires in Algeria's Tizi Ouzou province as the flames rage across the North African country, the head of the provincial forestry department said on Tuesday.
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Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban terrorists, repel Mazar-i-Sharif
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan armed forces said on Tuesday that they have repulsed a Taliban offensive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, with over 80 militants killed in the operation.
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Russia registers 21,378 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 21,378 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,160 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,491,288, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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One dead, 14 injured in bus-truck collision in Germany
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A bus and a truck have collided in the German city of Langenhagen, the Lower Saxony state, leaving one person dead and 14 others injured, local police said on Tuesday.
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TagBox to provide real-time cold chain monitoring solution to Dr. Reddy's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): TagBox has announced that it is providing its BoxLens solution to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories for real-time temperature & location monitoring and traceability of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India.
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Peru's new prime minister under investigation for money laundering, says r
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office has included newly-appointed Prime Minister Guido Bellido in its probe into the financing of the ruling Free Peru party's campaign, looking into his possible role in committing and coordinating corruption offenses, the Co
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Kim's sister calls US-South Korea drills 'rehearsal' of nuclear war
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming joint drills of the United States and South Korea are a "rehearsal" of nuclear war, Kim Yo Jong, the deputy department director of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, said on Tuesday.
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Israel to send help to fight wildfires in Greece
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel intends to send three planes to help Greece extinguish forest fires in addition to 15 Israeli firefighters who are already assisting the efforts, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told his Greek counterpart.
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