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6 killed in explosion at police station in Somalia's Mogadishu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): At least six people, including two law enforcement officers, were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a police station in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the country's Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has confirmed.
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London dismisses Scottish bid for second independence vote
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's cabinet office minister dismissed on Sunday the Scottish nationalists' push for a new vote on independence, calling it a "massive distraction" from more pressing matters at hand.
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Maldives police arrest third accused for attack on ex-President Nasheed
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Maldives police said on Sunday that they had arrested a third person in connection with the attack on parliament speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed.
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Russia registers 8,419 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,419 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,329 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,880,262 the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
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Military parade marking 76th Anniversary of WWII victory kicks off in Mosc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A military parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II has begun at the Red Square in Moscow, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
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Labour's Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been re-elected with over 55 percent of the vote, according to final results.
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Kabul school blasts death toll rises to 53
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): The death toll from a series of blasts at a school in Kabul rose to 53 on Saturday, a source in the Ministry of Public Health told Sputnik.
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3 injured in Aventura Mall shooting in Florida, several suspects in custod
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Aventura Police have confirmed that three people were injured in the Saturday afternoon shooting at a city mall.
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Iran says onus on US to return to compliance with nuclear deal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has argued that it was up to the United States to take a step toward compliance with the nuclear deal.
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Fiji - US Geological Survey
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the Fiji island nation, the US Geological Survey said.
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Members states to decide on Taiwanese observership at World Health Assembl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): It is up to the 194 member states of the World Health Organization to decide on whether to extend an invitation to Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly, according to WHO.
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Death toll in police operation in Rio de Janeiro subway rises to 28
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who died in a police operation in the subway of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, has increased to 28, media reported.
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