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Japan to cull 77,000 chickens over new bird flu outbreak in Tochigi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 77,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi due to a new outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
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Nearly 2,000 flights canceled in Denver amid snowstorm
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Denver [US], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Almost 2,000-weekend flights have been cancelled in Denver, Colorado because of an upcoming snowstorm, The Denver Post reports.
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FEMA to Assist US Homeland Security Department in Caring for Unaccompanied
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Washington [US], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support government efforts to care for unaccompanied minors arriving at the southwestern border, Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has anno
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EU calls for transparency amid coup probe in Bolivia
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Brussels [Belgium], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for transparency and dialogue in Bolivia, where ex-interim President Jeanine Anez had been detained on suspicion of terrorism and coup conspiracy.
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Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine equally effective for all age groups:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has proven equally effective for all age groups, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Gamaleya research institute that developed the vaccine, said on Saturday.
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Six military personnel killed in Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Six Afghan security troops died in an attack carried out by the Taliban on Saturday in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, sources told Sputnik.
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Russia registers 9,908 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 9,908 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 9,794 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,380,525, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
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Judge allows US city of Austin to defy Texas order to lift mask mandate
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Judge Lora Livingston has allowed the Texas city of Austin to defy Governor Greg Abbott's order that terminated the statewide mask mandate, Mayor Steve Adler said in a statement.
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Brazil ranks 2nd in terms of COVID-19 cases, death toll surpasses 275,000
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Brasilia [Brazil], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil comes now second in terms of the number of the confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll from COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 275,000 people, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Dow Jones rises 4pc after week of record highs
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New York [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain since November after the broad Wall Street indicator hit a streak of record highs through the week on confidence over an economy seen recovering rapidly from the coronavirus-impos
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Brazil COVID-19 death toll surpasses 275,000
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Brasilia [Brazil], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil comes now second in terms of the number of the confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll from COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 275,000 people, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Refugee centers in Ethiopia's Tigray at risk of disease outbreaks: UNICEF
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Addis Ababa [Ethopia], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There are widespread concerns that overcrowding at refugee centers and lack of health facilities will drive disease outbreaks in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region, a UNICEF spokesman told Sputnik.
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