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Opposition parties call for confidence vote in Merkel Govt after Easter Sh
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Berlin [Germany], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Three opposition parties in Germany called for a vote of confidence in Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration on Wednesday after she admitted that a scrapped plan for a radical Easter shutdown was a mistake.
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Nobel Prize winners to be announced in Stockholm, Oslo in October
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Stockholm [Sweden], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Winners of this year's Nobel Prize will be announced in early October in Stockholm and Oslo, the Nobel Foundation said on Wednesday.
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14 Arrested in Bristol After Protest Against New Police Bill - Law Enforce
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Bristol [England], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Over a dozen people were arrested in the English city of Bristol after a protest against a new bill that would grant law enforcement new powers at demonstrations, Avon and Somerset Police said on Wednesday.
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Cyprus scraps mandatory Coronavirus quarantine for Russian tourists from A
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Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian travellers arriving in Cyprus will not have to go into quarantine starting April 1 as the coronavirus-hit island nation begins reopening in a bid to kick-start tourism.
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Poland to receive 7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
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Warsaw [Poland], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland will receive 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines in the coming four weeks, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.
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EU foreign policy chief Borrell qualifies Russia as 'dangerous neighbour'
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Brussels [Belgium], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell qualified Russia on Wednesday as a dangerous neighbour but called for continuing dialogue to discuss such issues as the Iran nuclear deal and the climate change.
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Russian scientists find new strain of South African COVID-19 variant
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Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists at the Russian Vector laboratory have found a new isolate of the South African COVID-19 variant, the press office for the Russian consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu thanks Israelis for 'huge victory' in parliamentary elections
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Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu thanked fellow citizens for the "huge victory" in parliamentary elections and added that the country needed a strong government.
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Sputnik V COVID vaccine importer threatens Pakistan if desired price not f
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Karachi [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): The Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine exporter on Tuesday threatened Pakistan to "re-export" the 50,000 doses if the company's desired price is not set by the government soon.
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COVID-19 restrictions in Netherlands extended until April 20
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Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The restrictive measures introduced in the Netherlands in connection with the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been extended until April 20, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
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US does not view N Korea short-range missile launches as 'provocative acti
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Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is aware of the recent launches of short-range missiles by North Korea, but does not consider Pyongyang's actions to be provocative behaviour, a senior US administration official told reporters.
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US court finishes selection of jurors for trial of officer Chauvin in Geor
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Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A Minneapolis court on Tuesday completed the selection of jurors in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd.
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