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Bomb targeting Afghan policemen in Herat kills Chief of Counter-Terrorism
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): A roadside bomb blast targeting policemen in Afghanistan's western Herat province killed a chief of a counter-terrorism unit in the Shindand district on Monday, a source told Sputnik.
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European Commission asks AstraZeneca to explain delays in COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission asks AstraZeneca to explain the delays in coronavirus vaccine deliveries, commission spokesmen said on Monday, assuring that the goal to have 70 percent of the EU population inoculated by the summer remains unchanged.
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Russia registers 19,290 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 19,290 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,127 the day before, taking the tally to 3,738,690, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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Kyrgyzstan's new President to pay first official visit to Russia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The first official foreign visit of President-elect of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov will be to Russia, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Ravshanbek Sabirov said on Monday.
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Iran to receive first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX soon
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is soon expected to receive its first batch of foreign vaccines against the coronavirus from the World Health Organization-led COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution initiative, the COVAX Facility, the state-run IRNA news agency reported o
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South Korea culled nearly 22 million farm birds in 2 months due to bird fl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across South Korea have prompted the culling of 21.7 million birds since late November, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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War crime suspect from Central African Republic surrendered to Internation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Central African Republic (CAR) has surrendered a suspected war criminal to the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to the court's statement.
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Russia registers 19,290 new COVID-19 Cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 19,290 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,127 the day before, taking the tally to 3,738,690, the coronavirus response centre said on Monday.
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Tunisian Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi announced that he has contracted the coronavirus and has severe symptoms.
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Five people, unborn child killed in mass shooting in Indianapolis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indianapolis [US], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Four people, a pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a shooting in Indianapolis, police said.
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190 detained in Amsterdam during anti-lockdown protests
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people detained during the Sunday protests against the coronavirus lockdown measures in Amsterdam has gone up to 190, Dutch police said.
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3 Syrian soldiers killed in attack on military bus near Palmyra city: Repo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Three Syrian soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in an attack by terrorists on a bus carrying military personnel on a highway connecting Palmyra and Deir ez-Zor, a military source told Sputnik.
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