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Kremlin sees new US, EU sanctions on Russia as interference in internal af
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Moscow [Russia], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kremlin sees the new US and EU sanctions on Russia as interference in the country's internal affairs, as all the accusations related to opposition figure Alexey Navalny's case are absurd, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
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Blinken to deliver foreign policy speech on Wednesday
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Washington DC [US], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to deliver a foreign policy speech on Wednesday, the State Department said in a press release.
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Saudi-led coalition said it downed drone launched by Houthi rebels: Report
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A Saudi-led coalition has said that it downed a drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward the kingdom, Al-Ekhbariya state-run broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
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Sudan, Egypt chiefs of army staff sign agreement for military cooperation
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Khartoum [Sudan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Egypt and Sudan on Tuesday signed an agreement for military cooperation throughout a visit of Egypt's army chief of staff, Mohamed Farid, to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Philippines registers first cases of South African variant of COVID-19
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Manila [Philippines], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The first six cases of the coronavirus variant originating in South Africa have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health said on Tuesday.
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Intra-Afghan talks 'waste of time' unless Taliban implement ceasefire: Pre
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are a "waste of time" as long as the radical movement fails to implement its commitment to reduce violence and implement a ceasefire, Haji Nazir Ahmadzai, a senior adviser to the
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Texas utility regulator chair resigns after electrical grid failure amid w
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Public Utility Commission of Texas Chairwoman DeAnn Walker has resigned after millions of residents were left without power for days amid a deadly winter storm last month.
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US to evaluate Saudi arms sales on case-by-case basis
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will evaluate arms sales to Saudi Arabia on a case-by-case basis through a process led by the National Security Council, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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5 civilians injured as Houthis launch projectile at Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Five civilians were injured when Houthi rebels launched a military projectile toward Saudi Arabia's Jizan (Jazan), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports.
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Sarkozy to challenge prison sentence on corruption charges
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Paris [France], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The court's verdict against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was found guilty of corruption, will be challenged, the politician's lawyer Jacqueline Laffont said.
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Russia registers 11,571 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 11,571 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 11,359 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,257,650, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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Launch of Falcon 9 carrier rocket with Starlink satellites delayed: SpaceX
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Florida [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): SpaceX has cancelled the planned launch of a Falcon 9 carrier rocket with 60 Starlink satellites.
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