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Australian Police arrests 18-year-old over terrorism-related offences
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian Federal Police said on Wednesday that it had arrested an 18-year-old man in the southern city of Albury in the New South Wales (NSW) state over terrorism-related offences.
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S Korea vows to launch COVID-19 vaccination after monitoring situation in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea will roll out its vaccination campaign against coronavirus after sufficiently monitoring the results of the vaccines' use in other countries, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Wednesday.
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Macron expresses support to families of victims of helicopter crash in Eas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed condolences and support to families of those killed in a helicopter crash in the eastern French Savoie department.
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White House advised to veto National Defense Authorization Act
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House Office of Management and Budget in a letter said US President Donald Trump has been advised to veto the revised 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Argentina's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 40,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Argentina has topped 40,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Gaza to impose complete curfew over COVID-19 on weekend
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gaza, December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Gaza Strip's authorities will impose a complete weekend curfew in the enclave due to the rise of coronavirus cases, Interior Ministry spokesman Eyad al-Bozom said at a press conference.
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Israel studying alternatives to curfew for holidays
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli government is studying measures alternative to curfew to prevent crowding for the coming holidays due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the cabinet told Sputnik.
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Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu contracts Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chisinau [Moldova], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu has contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but will continue to fulfill his duties remotely, the cabinet said in a statement.
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Over 1,100 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1,100 refugees have returned to Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, within the past 24 hours with the assistance from Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Six COVID vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stage in India, t
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New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that there are six COVID-19 vaccine candidates in different clinical trial stages being developed by various manufacturers in India.
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16 Taliban terrorists killed, 11 injured in central Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 16 Taliban terrorists were killed and 11 others injured after the Afghan military foiled the Taliban attack on security checkpoints in the central province of Uruzgan.
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Russia records 26,097 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 26,097 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,142 the day before, bringing the total to 2,515,009, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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