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Viasna human rights center claims over 1,000 people detained in Belarus at
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1,000 people were detained during Sunday unauthorized anti-government protests held across Belarus, the non-governmental human rights center Viasna reported.
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Bolivia expects relations with US to improve after Biden's victory in elec
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Bolivia expects its relations with the United States to improve following Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election, the Latin American country's Socialist president-elect, Luis Arce, said on Sunday.
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Armenian President dismisses 4th Interim Director of Security Service in 2
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has fired the interim director of the National Security Service (NSS), Mikayel Hambardzumyan, the presidential office said on Sunday, in the wake of reports about Azerbaijani forces having seized the strategical
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WHO head congratulates Biden, calls for joint fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the presidential election.
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Nagorno-Karabakh's minister says over 70 schools, over 10 kindergartens de
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Stepanakert [Nagorno Karabakh], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The education minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Lusine Karakhanyan, said on Sunday that over 70 schools and more than 10 kindergartens had been destroyed since the start of the fighting in the disputed regi
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Georgian Opposition protest general election results in Tbilisi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A massive protest by the Georgian Opposition and their supporters started Sunday outside the country's Parliament in Tbilisi, with participants refusing to recognise the results of the recent general election, demanding a new one, a Sputnik corres
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Iran breaks single-day record of COVID-19 deaths with 459 fresh fatalities
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran has confirmed 459 new COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths, Sima Sadat Lari, a spokeswoman for the Iranian Health Ministry, said on Sunday.
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Fighting on in Nagorno-Karabakh's Shusha city: Armenian Defence Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yerevan [Ajerbaijan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Fighting in the strategic city of Shusha in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region is still ongoing, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Sunday.
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Netanyahu congratulates Biden, Harris on election victory in US
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election.
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Israel army reports attempted knife attack near Hebron, attacker neutralis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that an unidentified man was neutralized after an attempted knife attack southwest of Hebron, West Bank.
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Germany records over 16,000 new COVID-19 cases: Robert Koch Institute
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has confirmed more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 658,505, the Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday.
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Russia reports 20,498 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow[Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 20,498 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1,774,334, the federal response center said Sunday.
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