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Sinn Fein wins legislative election in Northern Ireland for first time: Re
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Nationalist Sinn Fein has won the most seats in the Northern Ireland legislature for the first time in history, UK media reported on Saturday.
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Transnistrian Interior Ministry confirms 4 explosions at border with Ukrai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tiraspol [Moldova], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Four explosions rocked the Transnistrian village of Varancau at the border with Ukraine on Friday evening, with explosive devices being allegedly dropped from a drone, the Interior Ministry of the unrecognized Moldovan Republic of Transnistria said on
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Russian Embassy in Poland closes V-Day events for public over calls for vi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian embassy in Poland had to limit the number of people invited to the Victory Day celebrations to senior diplomatic personnel due to widespread calls for violence against the attendees, Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev told Sputnik on
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Cuba hotel explosion death toll rises to 32, 19 missing: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the gas explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana has risen to 32, with 19 people missing, news agency Prensa Latina reported on Saturday, citing Gloria Bonnin, the provincial head of the family reconnection front of the Red Cross.
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UK health authorities report Monkeypox case in England
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in England, in a patient who recently travelled from Nigeria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Saturday.
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Blinken accuses Russia of misinterpreting history to Justify military oper
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly trying to use history to make a case for Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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Havana hotel explosion death toll rises to 25, includes one Spanish nation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people killed as a result of explosion in hotel Saratoga in Havana rose to 25, including a Spanish woman, Cuban state media reported on Saturday, citing government coordinator Orestes Llanez.
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Ukraine receives 12 Turkish drones, orders another 24: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine has received 12 Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones and has placed an order for another 24 drones, reported a Turkish news website on Saturday.
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73 Kurdish militants neutralized in Iraq: Turkish military
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of militants affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed by the Turkish military during the ongoing operation in northern Iraq has risen to 73, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
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Nigerian Airlines Suspend Operations Over High Fuel Prices
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik):Nigerian air carriers will terminate their operations starting May 9 until further notice due to surging costs of aviation fuel, Nigerian media reported on Saturday, citing a joint statement of the airlines.
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Swedish Green Party Opposes Sweden Accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden should refrain from joining NATO, even if Finland decides to become a member of the alliance, Swedish Green Party spokeswoman Marta Stenevi said on Saturday.
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North Korea launches supposed ballistic missile
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea has fired what is believed to be a ballistic missile, Japanese Coast Guard said on Saturday citing the defense ministry.
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