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15 Taliban terrorists killed in retaliatory attacks by Afghan Forces in Ka
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifteen Taliban terrorists were killed in retaliatory attacks by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the southern Kandahar province, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
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Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpasses 6.6 million
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has exceeded 6.6 million, and 26,363 cases have been confirmed over the past day, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Czech Cabinet may return some tough measures against COVID-19: Deputy Prim
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech government will consider, at its meeting on Monday, the possible return of a number of tough measures taken earlier to fight the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and canceled on December 3, Deputy Prime Minister and In
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COVID-19 death toll in France crosses 55,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 55,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement.
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Global COVID-19 count surpasses 67 million
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Maryland [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 67 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre.
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US Deputy State Secretary Biegun to visit Seoul on December 8-11
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will visit South Korea this week, the US State Department announced in a statement.
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COVID-19 death toll in Italy surpasses 60,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The COVID-19 death toll in Italy has exceeded 60,000, and 564 patients died over the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said.
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Ukrainian police detain 25 people in Dnipropetrovsk region for carrying we
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian law enforcement officers have arrested 25 people as part of a case related to illegal possession of weapons in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, the provincial police said on Sunday in a press release.
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Sputnik V phase 2 trials begin in Pune, 17 volunteers given vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI): The phase 2 human trial of Russian vaccine Sputnik V began at a Pune hospital with 17 volunteers being administered the first dose of vaccine.
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Storage tank fire at petroleum facility in US' Texas leaves 7 injured
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A storage tank fire at a petroleum facility owned by Magellan Midstream Partners in Corpus Christi, Texas, has left seven workers injured, the operator said in a statement that was carried by US media outlets.
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Afghan forces kill 28 Taliban terrorists in Uruzgan, Kandahar provinces
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan forces have killed 28 Taliban terrorists during a series of operations in the provinces of Uruzgan and Kandahar, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
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Seoul cancels New Year bell-ringing ceremony amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A traditional New Year bell-ring ceremony will be cancelled in the South Korean capital of Seoul, as the country has faced yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, a municipal government official said on Sunday.
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