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Venezuela scales back international flights due to Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela has once again restricted international flights due to COVID-19 cases among arrivals, President Nicolas Maduro said.
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Russia registers 35 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 10 viola
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 35 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered 10, the Russian Defense Ministry said
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UN condemns assault on school, children's kidnappings in northern Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has denounced the recent attack on a boarding school in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina and the abduction of hundreds of boys.
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Russia registers 27,328 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 27,328 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,080 the day before, bringing the total to 2,681,256, the federal response centre said on Monday.
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No civilians struck during New York cathedral shooting, Bible found
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): No civilians appear to have been injured in the shooting in front of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told reporters.
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Taliban commander among 4 terrorists arrested in Kabul: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 14 (ANI): A Taliban commander and three terrorists affiliated to the group were arrested by Afghan security forces in the central Shakardara District of Kabul Province, Sputnik reported citing a security source.
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Explosion on ship in Saudi Aramco Jeddha port area
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], December 14 (ANI): An explosion was reported on a ship near the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah, Sputnik reported citing the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
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Canada gets first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine: Trudeau
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been delivered to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
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Over 300 people detained during protests in Minsk: Belarus Police
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 300 people have been detained by the police during non-authorised protest rallies held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, the press service of the Minsk police said on Sunday.
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Moscow's COVID-19 death toll rises to 9,945
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 75 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 9,945, the city's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Sunday.
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Murdered Iranian Scientist Fakhrizadeh posthumously awarded Military honou
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a leading Iranian nuclear scientist who was murdered in November, has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Nasr, one of Iran's highest military awards, the press department for Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, said on Sunday
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Malaysian PM instructs officials to buy COVID-19 vaccines for up to 70 pc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday that he instructed officials from the country's health and science ministries to secure deals with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for enough doses to inoculate up to 70 per cent of th
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