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Five injured in shooting in New Orleans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Orleans [US], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Five people have sustained injuries as a result of a shooting in New Orleans, a city in the southeastern US state of Louisiana, the local police said on Saturday.
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Ukraine says membership in EU, NATO 'matter of time'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO is a question of not if but when, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said during the meeting with his Georgian counterpart, David Zalkaliani, in Romania.
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NATO confirms commitment to support Afghanistan's path to peace
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The NATO alliance on Friday reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country, Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, said on Friday.
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EU doubts Syria's Presidential election in May will be free, fair
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union takes note of Syria's plan to hold a presidential election on May 26 but doubts this will be a free and fair vote, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano told Sputnik on Friday.
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Germany agrees to buy 30 million doses of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 23 (ANI): Germany on Thursday agreed to buy 30 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19.
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Death toll from COVID-19 in Colombia surpasses 70,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people who have died due to COVID-19 in Colombia has risen by 430 and has surpassed the 70,000 mark, the national Ministry of Health said.
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French PM says 3rd COVID-19 wave 'seems to be behind,' but risk remains hi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): France appears to have descended the peak of the third coronavirus wave, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, adding that vigilance must prevail as COVID-19 variants were still spreading.
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At least 24 killed in heavy rains in Angola's Luanda
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Luanda [Angola] April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 24 people have been killed as a result of the heavy rains that hit the province of Luanda in western Angola, the Angop news agency reported on Thursday, citing the provincial commission for civil protection and fire department.
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Ghani asks Pakistan to stay out of Afghanistan as NATO allies prepare to l
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Pakistan on Thursday to stay out of his country and rein in the Taliban to ensure an orderly departure of NATO forces next month.
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Germany to spend on climate goals in developing countries: Merkel
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will increase its climate financing to developing countries by USD 4 billion by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a US-sponsored virtual climate summit on Thursday.
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Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine expected to be imported by June-July
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine is expected to be imported to India for "fill and finish" by June or July this year, said Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday.
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South Korean civic group to sue Japan over decision to release Fukushima w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A South Korean civic environmental organization has filed an injunction against Japan's decision to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Korean media reported on Thursday.
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