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Biden appoints envoy to oversee US-Germany deal on Nord Stream 2: reports
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has appointed a special energy envoy Amos Hochstein to oversee the implementation of the July deal between Washington and Berlin on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Axios reported on Monday citing sources.
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Russia registers 22,160 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,160 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,866 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,469,910, the federal response center said on Monday.
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Over 570 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan government forces have eliminated over 570 terrorists of the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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Japan orders evacuation of 3,00,000 people over Lupit typhoon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of some 3,00,200 people from the prefectures of Hiroshima, Shimane and Ehime over the Lupit typhoon, media reported on Monday.
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At least 21 people killed, some 20 injured in communal riots in Chad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
N'Djamena [Chad], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 21 people have been killed and some 20 more injured in communal riots in the western part of Chad, media reported.
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UK's COP26 head warns of global 'catastrophe' from climate breakdown unles
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK president of the COP26 Climate Change Conference, Alok Sharma, has warned that the world was on the brink of a "catastrophe" from climate breakdown, calling for urgent actions.
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EU decries "reckles" attack on Mercer street vessel in Gulf of Oman
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union denounces "in the strongest terms" the recent attack on the Japanese-owned Mercer Street oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that left two crew members dead, saying "such reckless and unilateral actions" cannot be justified, the EU's
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Tokyo registers over 4,000 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese capital currently hosting the last Olympic day has lodged over 4,000 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours -- a new single-day record for Sunday when fewer tests are usually done than on other days, the city administration said.
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Russia records 22,866 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,866 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 22,320 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,447,750, the federal response center said on Sunday.
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Nearly 29,000 people ordered to evacuate in Japan as typhoon Mirinae looms
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 29,000 people in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba near Tokyo have received evacuation orders due to typhoon Mirinae approaching the country's eastern coast, national media reported on Sunday.
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14 killed in bus accident in Turkey
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A regular bus crashed in Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir, killing 14 people and injuring 18 others, the provincial government said on Sunday.
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Single-engine plane crashes into house in Minnesota, several people dead
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A Mooney M20 single-engine plane has crashed into an unoccupied house in the city of Victoria, Minnesota, leaving several people dead, media reported.
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