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US agrees to terminate flight range limitations of South Korean missiles
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States agreed to end the flight range guidelines that limited South Korea's missiles to 800 kilometers (450 miles), South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in a joint press conference with President Joe Biden.
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US, South Korea willing to reduce tensions by diplomatic steps towards N K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States and South Korea are deeply concerned about the issue of the denuclearization of North Korea and willing to reduce tensions via diplomatic steps, US President Joe Biden said during a joint press conference with South Korean President
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dies after clash with IS terror group
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead after he detonated a suicide vest during an ambush by his rival Islamic State terror group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing Nigerian officials and intelligence it reviewed from a West Africa
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United, Delta Airlines to resume flights to Israel after ceasefire announc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): United Airlines and Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Israel starting on Friday after a nearly 10-day break in air traffic due to clashes in the region according to the tracking website Flightradar24.
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10 killed during repairs of sewage disposal plant in Russia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rostov [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Ten people were killed during the repairs at a sewage disposal plant in Russia's southern Rostov region, eight more people remain in hospital, the city administration told Sputnik on Friday.
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France to share at least 30 million COVID vaccine doses by end of year: Pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France will share at least 30 million doses of vaccines by different manufacturers by the end of the year through the COVAX COVID-19 vaccines distribution mechanism, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.
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Japan declares COVID-19 state of emergency in Okinawa prefecture: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to add Okinawa, a popular tourist destination, to a list of prefectures where a state of emergency has been declared, NHK news agency reported.
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Bill Gates hopes Rome health summit's declaration to lay groundwork for CO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday expressed his hope that the joint Rome Declaration, which is expected to be adopted at the G20 Global Health Summit, will provide principles of response to health crises, including pandemic pr
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EU to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low, mid-income countri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Europe aims at donating at least 100 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus to low and middle-income countries by the end of the year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday.
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France to revitalize NATO, needs clarification of alliance's priorities sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France wants to revitalize NATO and believes that the upcoming summit should deliver a political clarification of the alliance's priorities, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
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Russia welcomes Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, calls for direct negotiatio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia welcomes the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire but believes this important step is insufficient, as it is necessary to launch direct negotiations, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
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Canada MPs urge Trudeau to back Palestinians via measures used to pressure
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of Canadian parliamentarians and senators is urging the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to employ the diplomatic tools used in pressure campaigns against Russia and China, in support of Palestinian civilians caught up in the conflic
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