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Armenian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijan suffered serious losses in Easte
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Tuesday that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have suffered serious casualties in the eastern direction of the Karabakh front.
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Vienna attack shows need to continue dealing with terrorism: Israeli Defen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Defense Minister and Alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday said that the deadly attack in the Austrian capital of Vienna has illustrated the need to continue actively combating acts of terrorism and boost international cooperat
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French airstrikes kill over 50 terrorists in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 3 (ANI): Over 50 terrorists have been killed in Mali in an operation by the Barkhane special force, informed French Defense Minister Florence Parly, reported Sputnik.
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WHO expert says agency had no COVID-19 clusters on premises
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered no cases of coronavirus transmissions on the premises, the technical lead on COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Monday after the director-general had gone into self-quarantine.
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German Defence Minister goes into quarantine after COVID-19 cases confirme
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has gone into quarantine after a person from her circle was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, though the minister herself is healthy and her test for coronavirus came negative, a spokesman for
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South African pharma firm signs deal with Johnson & Johnson to produce
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare has signed a deal with two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson to begin the manufacture of the multinational firm's candidate vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the South African
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US, UK call for release of 'political prisoners' in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the United Kingdom urged Belarus to release "political prisoners" and all those detained for participation in the anti-government demonstrations in the East European country, representatives of the US and the UK at the UN Human
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UK firemen union joins push to make London demand probe into Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Fire Brigades Union has joined the Amnesty watchdog group's initiative to make the United Kingdom demand an international investigation into the August 4 explosion in Beirut, the group announced on Monday.
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Taliban suffer heavy casualties as 175 terrorists killed in Kandahar Provi
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Kabul [Afghanistan], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban have suffered heavy casualties during fierce clashes with the Afghan security forces in Kandahar province, as 175 terrorists, including several commanders, have been killed, a source in the Afghan National Directorate of Security tol
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Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif to embark tour of Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran's top diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif, is set for a tour of three South American nations that will kick off with his attendance at the inauguration of Bolivia's new president, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzade said Monday.
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Two churches in Canada's Ontario go up in flames under 'suspicious' circum
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Ontario [Canada], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Two churches in the same area in Canada's Ontario province went up in flames overnight under "suspicious" circumstances, media reported.
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Death toll in typhoon-hit Philippines rises to 16
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 16 people have died and three are reported missing in the Philippines as typhoon Rolly, also known as Goni, continues to batter the country, media reported citing authorities.
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