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Perseverance rover 'doing great' on surface of Mars after landing: NASA en
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Perseverance Rover is "doing great" and successfully transmitting data back to Earth after a soft landing on the surface of Mars, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) engineers told a press conference at the Jet Propulsion La
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UN 'encouraged' by steps to preserve Iran nuclear deal after US proposes t
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New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes all steps to preserve the Iran nuclear deal in light of the United States' announcement of its readiness to return to diplomacy with Tehran and is reviewing the details of the US proposal, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sput
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Russia registers 18 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
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Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 18 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered nine truce breaches, the Russian Defense Minis
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EU holding consultations to convene informal meeting on JCPOA with US part
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Brussels [Belgium], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is holding intense consultation on a potential informal meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Washington's participation, but the date remains uncertain, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said
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Dr Reddy's initiates process for emergency use authorisation of Sputnik V
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Dr Reddy's Laboratories said on Friday it has initiated the process with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation of human adenoviral vector-based platform vaccine candidate Sputnik V.
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WHO believes badgers, rabbits could have spread COVID-19 to humans
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) experts investigating the pandemic's origins suggest that ferret badgers and rabbits, which were sold at a Wuhan market in China, could have played a role in spreading the novel coronavirus to humans, The Wall S
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US hopes common interests will promote cooperation with China, Russia on I
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Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hopes that its common interests with China and Russia will help the three countries to cooperate on the Iranian nuclear issue, a senior official of the Department of State said.
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Diplomats of US, South Korea, Japan discuss matters related to North Korea
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Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Senior diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a teleconference to discuss the issues related to North Korea, the US Department of State said.
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Biden administration to keep tariffs on China amid review
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Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House expects to keep in place tariffs on China left by the Trump administration though it will evaluate what is appropriate going forward, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview.
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US House Democrats follow Senate with Citizenship Bill for 'Dreamers,' oth
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Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Democrats followed the Senate in introducing President Joe Biden's US Citizenship Act, opening a path to citizenship for long-term residents who entered the country illegally as well as other categories of immigrants, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Governor Abbott announces reforms to prevent future power crises in Texas
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Texas [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters that he requested the state legislature to investigate the energy collapse amid the snow storm and approve reforms to preclude such development from occurring again.
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UNICEF says lives of 3 mln children in Eastern DRC at risk amid militia at
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New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Militia violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the future of some 3 million internally displaced children in the east of the country, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Friday.
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