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US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after Raisi's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Putin says Russia continues working on new vaccines, medication for treati
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated medical workers and veterans of the Russian healthcare system on Medical Worker Day, thanking them for their efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and calling for more active vaccination.
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Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Sunday: EU
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will resume the negotiations in Vienna on June 20, the European Union External Action Service said on Saturday.
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Foreign leaders congratulate Iran's President-Elect Raisi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Foreign leaders have extended their congratulations to Iranian top judge Ebrahim Raisi on winning the presidential race.
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Taliban seize two districts in Afghanistan's north, 16 soldiers dead in cl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Sixteen Afghan security force members are dead and 14 others were captured by the Taliban during clashes in northern Afghanistan, where two district centers have been seized by the radical movement, TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
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Russia logs nearly 18,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has logged 17,906 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 17,262 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,299,215, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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1 miner killed, another injured during methane leak in Russia's Kemerovo r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kemerovo [Russia], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): One miner has been killed and another one was injured as a result of methane leak and rockfalls in a mine in Russia's Kemerovo Region, the Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday, adding that nearly 140 people had been evacuated.
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UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians already kill
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly.
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Netherlands to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting from June 26
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands has decided to list almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting from June 26, Acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
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Canada, US extend COVID-19 border restrictions till July 21
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is extending the border restrictions that limit so-called non-essential travel to and from the United States through July 21 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Friday.
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Russia's COVID-19 cases surging because of nihilism, low vaccination level
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The surge in the COVID-19 "incidence" in Russia is explained by total nihilism, low level of vaccination and the insidiousness of the infection, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov explained on Friday.
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Less than 1 pc of Africa's population fully vaccinated against COVID-19: W
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Less than 1% of the African population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, while the countries are facing the third wave of COVID-19, WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said on Thursday.
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