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Emergency humanitarian access needed in Gaza to provide aid to Children: U
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement that the agency needs immediate access into Gaza to provide humanitarian access to children affected by the recent escalation in violence between Isr
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Governor Abbott issues order prohibiting mask mandates across Texas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting cities, school districts and other entities across the state from enforcing a mask mandate, the governor's office said on Tuesday.
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Israel not requesting US military support in Gaza Operation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel has not asked the US for any additional support for its operations against Palestinians amid the ongoing military conflict, the Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.
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Chinese national gets one-ear prison term for faking COVID-19 test results
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A Chinese national has been sentenced to one year in prison for forging COVID-19 test results in order to obtain a permit to return from Russia to China, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.
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Universal Pictures cancels Fast and Furious 9 event in China after receivi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A promotional event for Hollywood blockbuster Fast and Furious 9, scheduled to be held in China's Shanghai on Tuesday, was canceled by Universal Pictures over security concerns after the company received threats.
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Blinken says US wants Arctic region to remain free of conflict, full of co
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he discussed the Arctic region with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, with both countries wishing the region to remain "free of conflict and full of cooperation."
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Putin-Biden talks could be held in European diplomatic capital: Russian Of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday said that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, could be held in a European diplomatic capital if an agreement is eventually reached by the two countries.
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Israeli Military reports attempted attack on soldiers in Hebron, assailant
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that there was an attempted attack against Israeli servicemen in the West Bank city of Hebron, with the assailant subsequently neutralized.
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2 dead, over 10 injured amid clashes between demonstrators, police in Colo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): At least two people died and more than 10 were injured in the latest clashes with law enforcement in Colombia's western municipality of Yumbo, where strikes and demonstrations have been ongoing since last month, a local journalist told Sputnik.
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Over 130 people in Switzerland contract COVID-19 after getting both vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland] May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 130 people in Switzerland have contracted the coronavirus after receiving both shots of the vaccine, with 12 cases being fatal, according to the latest data provided by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on Monday.
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US not planning to buy Greenland from Denmark: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States no longer seeks to buy Greenland from Denmark, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
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WTO chief says world needs to double or even triple vaccine production
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The world needs to boost the production of vaccines, doubling or even tripling it, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization chief, said at the Paris Peace Forum on Monday.
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