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5 killed in Brazil in aircraft crash
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Five people, including four footballers, died after their light aircraft crashed to the ground in the state of Tocantins, the Palmas FR football club said Sunday.
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US records nearly 170,000 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has registered nearly 170,000 new coronavirus cases and nearly 3,300 coronavirus-related fatalities within the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Oman extends land border closure for 1 more week over COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The authorities of Oman have extended the closure of land borders for one more week, until February 1, as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, state-run Oman News Agency reported on Sunday.
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Russia registers 4 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 5
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered four ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered five truce breaches, the Russian Def
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Portugal holds presidential polls amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Polling stations opened in Portugal for a Presidential election on Sunday as the country faces a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Eleven miners rescued 2 weeks after explosion in Chinese gold mine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shandong [China], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 11 miners have been rescued after 14 days of being trapped in a gold mine after an explosion in China's Shandong province, state media reported Sunday.
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Russia registers 21,127 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 21,127, COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 20,921 the day before, taking the tally to 3,719,400, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
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COVID-19: Pakistan authorises emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Drug Regulatory Authority has approved the emergency use of the Russian-made vaccine against the coronavirus disease, Gam-COVID-Vac, commonly known as Sputnik V.
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Russian Council for human rights chair says no violations during detention
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeyev says there were no violations during the detentions made at the Saturday unauthorized demonstrations held across Russia in support of opposition figure Al
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Russian Embassy in US extends condolences to family of late Larry King
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in the US has expressed condolences over the passing of iconic US talk show personality Larry King.
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Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in Gulf of Guinea, 1 sailor killed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Pirates have attacked Liberian-flagged cargo ship MV Mozart in the Gulf of Guinea and kidnapped 15 sailors and one sailor was killed, the Dryad Global maritime security portal said on Saturday.
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1 million French citizens receive COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of one million French nationals have received a vaccine against COVID-19, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Saturday.
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