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Kremlin sees US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as manifestation of hybrid war
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kremlin sees US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, expected to pump gas from Russia to Europe, as a sign of a hybrid war, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
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New Coronavirus strain could already be circulating in France: Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A new, more contagious, coronavirus strain could already be circulating in France, although it has not showed up yet in genotype tests results, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Monday.
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Russia registers new record of 29,350 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered a new single-day record of 29,350 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,948 the day before, bringing the total to 2,877,727, the federal response centre said on Monday.
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Israeli parties agree to pass state budget by December 31
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel's Likud and Blue and White parties have agreed to hold negotiations over the state budget until the end of the month, which should allow preventing the dissolution of the Israeli parliament.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey suspend international travel over new coronavirus str
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia is closing its land borders and suspending international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports citing an internal ministry so
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US embassy in Iraq reports minor damage by rocket strike, no casualties
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US embassy in Baghdad said on Sunday the new rocket attack on the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, which hosts diplomatic missions and government buildings, had inflicted some minor damage to its premises, not resulting in any casualties.
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Moscow's toll from Covid-19 rises by 75 within 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Another 75 people have died from the coronavirus disease in the Russian capital over the past 24 hours, down from 77 the day before, the city's Covid-19 response center said on Sunday.
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France suspends arrivals from UK for 48 hours over coronavirus mutation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France has joined the rank of countries which have suspended the traffic with the United Kingdom in the wake of the discovery of a new, more infectious coronavirus strain there, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Sunday.
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German Health Ministry confirms suspension of Air Traffic with UK over new
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Berlin [Germany], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): German Healthcare Minister Jens Spahn confirmed on Sunday that Germany was suspending the UK-bound flights starting from midnight, and introducing restrictions for South African flights on Monday due to the mutated Covid-19 strain discovered in bo
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Spain calls for common EU response to mutated UK coronavirus strain amid b
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Madrid [Spain], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Spanish government has called on the European Union to agree on a common strategy of response to the mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the discovery of which in the United Kingdom prompted many EU countries to shut their borders with the former fellow mem
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Israeli President gets Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on first day of mass vaccin
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Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli President Reuven Rivlin received his first shot of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday as a mass vaccination programme officially started in the country.
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Risks of simmering conflicts near Russia require stepped up border protect
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Moscow [Russia], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian intelligence agencies should provide maximum protection at the state border due to the risks of simmering conflicts in neighboring regions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
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