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Massachusetts town of Danvers bans outdoor water use amid extreme drought
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Massachusetts town of Danvers banned all use of outdoor water at any time starting Monday due to a severe drought, according to a release.
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Average filling level of EU gas storage facilities reached 80 pc: Von Der
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The average filling level of the European Union gas storage facilities has reached 80 per cent, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
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EU mulls on USD 8 bn in macro-financial loans for Kyiv
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union's leadership is looking for a way to provide Ukraine with up to 8 billion euros (USD 8 billion) in macro-financial assistance, which was announced several months ago, and is holding technical talks on the issue with member state
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German Foreign Minister proposes to suspend EU visa facilitation agreement
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday proposed to suspend the European Union's visa facilitation agreement with Russia, along with the issuance of multi-year visas to Russians.
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Macron, Zelenskyy discuss IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia NPP: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an informal conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday night, during which the leaders discussed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power pla
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UN rights chief slams Israel's failure to grant visas for staff in West Ba
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel's refusal to issue or extend visas for UN staff to monitor the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Japan, Israel agree to expand defence partnership: Israeli Defense Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan and Israel signed a deal to strengthen cooperation in the area of defence including exchange of equipment and technology, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday.
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Washington resident sentenced to 55 months for participating in January 6
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Washington, DC bartender Joshua Pruitt has been sentenced four years and seven months in prison entering with a group of Proud Boys a restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, the Justice Department said.
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Iran cancels flights to Iraq's Baghdad due to riots: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Tehran International Airport has suspended all flights to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad until further notice against the backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in the area, media reported on Monday.
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Shelling of Enerhodar by Ukraine leaves nine injured: Local administration
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow, August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The shelling of the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region has left nine people injured, two of whom are in serious condition, the head of the regional military-civil administration Yevgeny Balitsky (Yevhen Balytskyi) said.
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Ukraine shells Zaporizhzhia NPP again to create threat of nuclear disaster
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow, August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Kiev has shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) again to create a threat of a nuclear disaster, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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UK to run out of financial support for Ukrainian military by end of 2022
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's financial support for the Ukrainian military will run low by the end of the year, local media reported citing a source in the UK Defence Ministry.
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