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US Supreme Court to review Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Supreme Court has decided to review the legality of the Trump's administration's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, a court filing revealed on Monday.
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Netanyahu says peace deal with UAE conducive of lower consumer prices in I
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Every Israeli citizen will benefit from the agreement on normalisation of relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as imports of cheap and high-quality merchandise will drive prices on consumer goods down, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai
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337 new deaths in Iran, highest daily toll since COVID-19 outbreak
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Tehran [Iran], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran has registered 337 new deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Sima Sadat Lari, a spokeswoman for the Iranian Health Ministry reported.
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Thai Parliament to convene special session over anti-govt protests in Bang
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Thai lawmakers will meet for an extraordinary parliament session to discuss the demands put forward by participants of the ongoing anti-government rallies in Bangkok, Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said on Monday.
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Over dozen police injured amid Santiago protests, 10 people detained
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Santiago [Chile], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Santiago, the capital of Chile, on the anniversary of social protests in the country, several detentions and injuries among law enforcement have been reported by police.
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France, Armenia discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian have held phone talks discussing the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, where a new humanitarian ceasefire has taken effect, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said
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Coronavirus death toll in Moscow surpasses 6,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 50 COVID-19 patients have died in Moscow in the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's total coronavirus death toll to more than 6,000, the city's coronavirus response centre said in a statement.
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At least 150 detained across Belarus in Opposition rallies
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarus' non-governmental human rights centre Viasna reported that at least 140 people have been detained across the country in the 10th consecutive Sunday of mass opposition rallies.
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UN Chief regrets Armenia, Azerbaijan regularly ignoring international comm
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New York [US], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his regrets over the fact that Armenia and Azerbaijan have repeatedly ignored the international community's calls for ceasing hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a
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Turkey confirms 1,815 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey has registered 1,815 new cases of the coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours, the highest daily increase since May 8, the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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At least 10 people killed, 1 injured in armed attack in DR Congo
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Ituri [DR Congo], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 civilians were killed and another one was injured when unknown armed people attacked two villages in the northeastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Pierre Lemabo, the head of the Mobala chiefdom, tol
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Taliban say US airstrikes in Afghanistan 'direct violation' of Doha agreem
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' move to resume "excessive" airstrikes in Afghanistan amid clashes in the southern province of Helmand presents a grave violation of the Doha agreement, the Taliban said on Sunday.
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