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UK might face shortage of food supplies from Europe due to clogged border,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of Europe-bound lorries continue being stranded in the United Kingdom despite the agreement reached with France to selectively reopen the border, posing the risk of disruption to supplies of some fresh foods, Sky News reported on Wednesday
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UK Secretary of State for Housing says clearing UK-France border backlog w
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday that it will take days to clear the backlog of freight trucks stuck in the UK after France agreed to reopen the English Channel route it had temporarily closed over the fear of the new
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Puy-de-Dome attacker who killed 3 Gendarmes found dead: French Minister
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin announced on Wednesday that the attacker who shot dead three gendarmes in the central department of Puy-de-Dome was found dead.
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Russia registers 27,250 COVID-19 cases in past 24 Hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 27,250 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,776 the day before, bringing the total to 2,933,753, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
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Head of Afghan election monitoring organisation killed in armed attack in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, the executive director of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) was killed in an armed attack in Kabul on Wednesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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3 gendarmes shot dead, 1 injured in rescue operation in Central France
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Three gendarmes were killed and one wounded in a rescue operation amid a domestic violence incident in the central French Puy-de-Dome department, Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
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Over 40 pc Israelis blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for snap elections
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 40 per cent of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity to hold snap parliamentary elections, while 18 per cent of respondents believe that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the leader of
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Tunisia extends curfew due to COVID-19 until January 15
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tunisian authorities have decided to extend the curfew imposed over the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak until January 15, 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.
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Peru's COVID-19 count tops 1 million
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Peru has topped 1 million, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Moscow's toll from COVID-19 rises by 73 to 10,613
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 73 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 10,613, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Biden says cyberattack constitutes grave risk to US security, was careful
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the recent massive cyberattack on US companies and federal agencies represents a grave threat to national security and was well planned and carried out.
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Canada enhances measures to screen travellers from UK
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada enhanced measures to screen travellers from the United Kingdom over a new strain of coronavirus concerns, including those arriving from other countries, Canada's Public Safety Minister Bill Blair told reporters on Tuesday.
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