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Number of people detained over murder of Haitian president reaches 26: Pol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], July 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people detained in Haiti in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise has reached 26, the national police said.
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Chinese giant panda pregnant again in France
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Orleans [France], July 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Huan Huan, a giant panda loaned to France by China, is pregnant for the second time, the Beauval zoo said on Tuesday.
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Top member of Myanmar's former ruling party dies of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A close aide of overthrown civilian leader and senior member of the former ruling National League for Democracy Party in Myanmar, Nyan Win, has died of COVID-19 in Yangon hospital on Tuesday, Myanmar Now reported.
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Haiti to inaugurate new Cabinet led by Ariel Henry on Tuesday
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti] July 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Haiti will swear in the new government led by Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry on Tuesday, the authorities said.
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Two rockets launched towards Israel from Lebanon, one intercepted
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] July 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that two rockets have been fired from Lebanon toward Israel, one of them was successfully intercepted.
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Biden, Jordan King discuss US aid to modernise Jordan's fleet of F-16 jets
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah during a meeting at the White House discussed US support to modernize Amman's fleet of F-16 fighter jets, the White House said in a press release.
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Air attack from Israel repelled in Syria's As-Safira
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], July 20 (ANI/Sputnik): An air attack from Israel on the Syrian city of as-Safira in the Aleppo Governorate was repelled on the night from Monday to Tuesday.
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Avoid travel to UK due to COVID variants spread: US tells Americans
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday has recommended that Americans avoid travel to the United Kingdom due to the prevalence of the coronavirus variants in the country.
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Russia to hold joint drills with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan near Afghan border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yekaterinburg [Russia] July 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will hold joint military exercises in August in Tajikistan's Khatlon region bordering Afghanistan, Commander of Russia's Central Military District, Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin, said on Monday.
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Western countries' embassies in Afghanistan call on Taliban to stop offens
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The embassies to Afghanistan of several countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the United States, on Monday urged the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) to stop an offensive in Afghanistan.
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Tokyo court jails two Americans for helping ex-Nissan boss escape: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tokyo district court on Monday sentenced Michael Taylor and his son Peter to two years and one year and eight months, respectively, for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape the country, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.
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COVID-19: Thousands protest against SafePass in Cyprus, demand end to vacc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people have gathered outside the presidential palace in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, to protest against SafePass and what they consider to be pressure to get vaccinated against COVID-19, local media report.
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