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Wisconsin prosecutors decline to charge white police officer in shooting o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Wisconsin prosecutors will not file charges against the white police officers involved in the shooting of African-American Jacob Black in the city of Kenosha, District Attorney Michael Gravely said in a news conference.
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US judge denies Trump bid to decertify election results in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has denied President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to decertify the presidential election results in the battleground state of Georgia, a court document revealed on Tuesday.
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Biden plans to invite more former Obama senior officials to his administra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden is considering inviting additional former senior Obama administration officials with experience in foreign affairs to his cabinet, Politico reported on Tuesday.
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UK pledges USD 6.2 billion in grants to businesses after announcing COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom's Treasury announced on Tuesday earmarking 4.6 billion pounds (USD 6.2 billion) in grants for businesses to cushion the blow from the new lockdown.
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Memoirs by US President-elect to be published in Russia in April
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The memoirs by US President-elect Joe Biden titled "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics" will be first published in Russia in April, Russian publishing house Eksmo told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Slovakia detects UK strain of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The mutated strain of the coronavirus that was recently detected in the United Kingdom has been found in Slovakia, Slovak Health Minister Marek Krajci said on Tuesday.
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Russia reports over 24,000 new coronavirus cases, 518 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 24,246 cases recorded over the past 24 hours, up from just above 23,000 the day before, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Tuesday.
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Saudi Crown Prince expects upcoming GCC summit to reconcile Gulf Monarchie
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
AlUla [Saudi Arabia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Saudi-hosted 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit will promote peace and unity of the region in the face of common challenges, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Tuesday.
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Persian Gulf leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
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AlUla [Saudi Arabia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Leaders of Persian Gulf monarchies will meet in the northwestern Saudi city of AlUla on Tuesday for annual talks on security and cooperation.
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Moderna to produce at least 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US pharmaceutical company Moderna said it planned to produce at least 600 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19 in 2021, not 500 million as previously announced.
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Biden calls for record voter turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden called on voters in the state of Georgia to turn out in record numbers for US Senate runoffs and promised that their choice on Tuesday will chart a course for the next generation.
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Wall Street slumps at start of 2021, worries of higher taxes, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street began 2021 with its worst loss since November as US stocks sold off on worries about the protracted coronavirus crisis and fears the incoming president Joe Biden might raise corporate taxes if the Democrat party wins control of the Senate a
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